Judge Gives 15 More Months In Jail To Man Who Blew Up Arab Family's Van

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http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_234175910.html

South Suburban Man Said He Felt Hatred For Arabs
(AP) CHICAGO A man who went to jail for six months for setting off an explosive that wrecked the van of a Palestinian-American family was sentenced today to an additional 15 months.

The federal judge sent Eric Nix to federal prison for igniting the device that effectively made the vehicle a total wreck. So powerful was the blast that the van's owner and his family felt the walls shake in their nearby house.

Prosecutors say the 30-year-old Nix felt hatred for Arab-Americans after they started moving into south suburban Burbank where he lives.

Nix pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to arson and a hate crime as a result of the 2003 bombing and was sentenced to six months in jail.

[uppityperson]

1. damn terrorist should be in jail.

hope he gets a way to confront his prejudices

[OnionPatch]

2. That story was strange

It said he was sentenced to an additional 15 months but it didn't say why the additional time. Then, to confuse things even more, the judge says at the end of the article, that he seems to have learned his lesson. :shrug: