Failed GOP candidate who orchestrated shootings of Democrats’ houses gets 80 years in prison
A federal judge sentenced Peña to 80 years in prison for masterminding the scheme after his conviction in March of this year.
Solomon Peña will spend the rest of his life behind bars, after orchestrating and participating in a scheme that resulted in people shooting at the houses of four elected Democrats.
A federal judge sentenced Peña to 80 years in prison for masterminding the scheme after his conviction in March of this year.
Peña ran for state House as a Republican in a deeply Democratic district (incidentally, the district in which I now live), and lost 73.6 percent to 26.4 percent. He never conceded the election, and sought to pressure elected officials to not certify the results and overturn the election.