Missouri Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Hateful Voice Messages Left for African-American Judge Was Upset Because of Reverse Racism: ‘Black People Can Do Whatever… They Want!’

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A Missouri man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of leaving threatening and racist voicemails for a Jackson County judge.& Michael Deblois, a 44-year-old white man, was convicted in July of tampering with a judicial officer and harassment motivated by discrimination.& The charges stemmed from a series of disturbing calls he made to Judge Kenneth R. Garrett III, using racial slurs and expressing grievances related to his housing situation and perceived “reverse discrimination.” Michael Deblois (Photo: Jackson County Detention Center) Between March 25 and 26, Deblois left over a dozen voice messages filled with profanity and vitriol.& “Hey, do you know what reverse discrimination is because I want you to know how Black people can do whatever the f— they want,” he said. He specifically targeted Judge Garrett, calling him the N-word and making threats that included a threatening to get an”eye for an eye.”& & In his messages, Deblois demanded a court hearing to address what he claimed was government corruption and a fraudulent homeowners association that had foreclosed on his home.& “I highly recommend somebody in the staff of the Honorable Judge [name redacted] gets their head out their f—ing a– and...

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