A former soldier who was portrayed by prosecutors as a Satanist was sentenced on Wednesday to two and a half years in prison for spreading construction instructions via social media.
Jarrett William Smith shared the information, which included the process of making napalm, with an undercover federal agent, according to The Associated Press.
This undated photo provided by the Riley County (Kansas) Police Department shows Jarrett Smith. Smith, a former U.S. soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for spreading information via social media about building a bomb and making napalm.
(Riley County Police Department via AP)
He pleaded guilty to two counts of felony criminal mischief for distributing explosives in February.
A federal judge denied following a request by Smith’s attorney for a reduced sentence of 15 months and three years of probation.
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U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree could have sentenced Smith to 20 years in prison and fined him $ 250,000, however, sentencing guidelines were more in line with what he eventually received, the AP reported.
Crabtree said the sentencing guidelines were “low”, especially given the seriousness of Smith’s crimes.
“His planned actions, if carried out, would endanger countless members of the public,” Crabtree explained.
Smith, 24, was stationed at Fort Reily as a private first grader when he was arrested in 2019.
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Smith’s lawyer argued that her client’s cleft lip and palate made him a victim from an early age, causing social trauma, leading to his radicalization and membership in a neo-Nazi group.
