PHOENIX — A Phoenix man has been given an extra 51 months in prison after he shouted racial slurs and death threats at a federal judge.
Clinton M. Lewis, 52, was recently sentenced in court after he pleaded guilty to retaliating against a federal official for an outburst that occurred during a court hearing in July 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Arizona.
During that hearing, Lewis was being sentenced for separate charges involving the possession of child pornography. As the judge announced Lewis' sentence, the defendant began shouting profanities.
Lewis additionally threatened to kill the judge and the judge's grandchildren, resulting in Lewis getting escorted out of the courtroom.
The defendant's 51-month sentence for the threats will run consecutively to the 151 months he previously received for the pornography charges.
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