"US man guilty of urging attack on South Park writers"

[Big Nick]

This is the first I've heard of this guy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11592915

He apparently was some crazy guy trying to hook up with al-Shabab, the hardline Islamist group fighting in Somalia. He also was trying to incite people to try to kill Trey and Matt.

 

[kul guy u wish u were]

I'd heard that the South Park guys were in some hot water for the whole "200" thing, but I wasn't aware that they arrested someone.

There's always someone PO'd at South Park. The day that stops is the day the show is over.

 

[8corsair]

So he finally got the book thrown at him? Serves him right. While Matt and Trey were pushing the envelope pretty high with that ordeal, I think the guy that threaten death amongst them and anyone that worked for Comedy Central was very extreme, especially considering that they had to beef up security following the episode.

 

[aj_ryan10]

I think the important to thing to note is that he pleaded guilty, not found guilty.
See, that is something I don't believe one bit. Everything about this punk makes him look like he wants the attention, and the credit, and the rep of being a big time threat.
What he gets by pleading guilty is his wife gets brought up on lighter charges and he avoids Supermax prison and goes to regular prison. I just bet he already is making plans on how to cause trouble there.

 

[sk8erkater]

I've linked to all our relevant coverage in the article I wrote up yesterday for this news, from the initial report in April to Chesser's arrest in July, if you want to find out more details. The only thing I left out is GWOtaku's fine editorial on the subject in April, but only because it's less about Chesser and more about the way Comedy Central acted.