Security News in Brief: Justice Department Awards Over $5.1 Million in Grants to State of Louisiana

Source: United States Department of Justice News

U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $5,186,242 collectively to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, the Louisiana District Attorney’s Association, the Judiciary Courts of the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Justice, and the Louisiana Department Public Safety and Corrections.

Security News in Brief: California Man Sentenced to Life Followed by 30 Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crimes Related to 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting and Attempted Mosque Arson

Source: United States Department of Justice News

John T. Earnest, a California man who entered the Chabad of Poway on April 27, 2019, opened fire and killed one woman, injured three others, and attempted to kill 50 others, was sentenced today in the Southern District of California to life followed by 30 years in prison for his crimes.