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Michigan man who threatened parents and preschoolers at a synagogue pleads guilty to weapons offense

JL;DR SUMMARY Hassan Chokr, a Michigan man, pled guilty to a firearms offense after issuing antisemitic threats towards families entering Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills and attempting to illegally purchase firearms to potentially carry out his threats. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish SafetySentencingMichiganDearbornTemple Beth ElFirearms OffenseJerome F. Gorgon Jr.Federal ProsecutorsHassan Chokr

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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
"Hassan Chokr, 37, of Dearborn, Michigan, drove through the parking lot of Temple Beth El."
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
"Michigan, drove through the parking lot of Temple Beth El in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills."

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