“This resolution won’t bring back Timothy Caughman, a beloved New Yorker who was executed for being black on a midtown street corner.<\/p>\n “It won’t reverse the alarming rise of white nationalism in America.<\/p>\n “It is, however, the loudest message that a civil society can send to would-be terrorists.”<\/p>\n Jackson’s guilty plea makes this case the first-ever conviction in the state for murder in an act of terrorism, said the New York prosecutor.<\/p>\n At his sentencing on 13 February, Jackson is likely to receive a life sentence without possibility of parole – the maximum sentence under New York law.<\/p>\n In an earlier statement, the district attorney said that Jackson had “prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate” in a “campaign of terrorism”.<\/p>\n Jackson told police Mr Caughman’s killing was practice for future attacks, adding that he hoped to “inspire white men to kill black men, to scare black men, and to provoke a race war”.<\/p>\n The ex-serviceman travelled to New York on 17 March, and plotted his attack while staying at a Manhattan hotel.<\/p>\n On 20 March, Jackson began searching for a victim, wearing a long coat to hide his 26in (66cm) sword, according to police.<\/p>\n He came across Mr Caughman while the older man was collecting bottles for recycling from rubbish bin and stabbed him in the chest and back.<\/p>\n Mr Caughman managed to walk bleeding into a police station, and later died in hospital from his wounds.<\/p>\n A day later, Jackson turned himself in to police, though during trial proceedings he initially pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Timothy](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Timothy-Caughman.jpg\")
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