Ethan Melzer, the former Army private described as 'the enemy within' because he plotted with a neo-Nazi group to kill fellow soldiers, was sentenced to 45 years.
Ethan Melzer is seen in a January 2020 photo from a court filing by the United States Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.Ethan Melzer, the former Army private described as "the enemy within" because he plotted with a Satanic neo-Nazi group known as O9A toMelzer, 24, pleaded guilty last June to three counts: aiding and abetting the attempt to murder U.S.
On Friday, uniformed troops filled the courtroom in lower Manhattan for the sentencing hearing to tell the judge of the harm Melzer caused to their deployment. "Ethan Melzer, a private in the U.S. Army, was the enemy within," Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York at the time, said when Melzer was charged.
The defense sought 15 years, citing Melzer's remorse and a childhood of "neglect and abuse" by what they said was an alcoholic, mentally ill single mother .
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