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Juan thompson, a disgraced former reporter for the intercept, was slammed with a fiveyear prison sentence wednesday for phoning in bomb threats at jewish community centers in a. Farmington jonathan thompson already had years of experience as an environmental reporter in southwest colorado when the gold king mine spill took place almost three years ago. Congressional briefing on suicide and selfinjury november 8, 2017 washington, dc closing the gap august 26 27, 2017 san juan puerto rico the global alliance for prevention and early intervention for bpd oneday conference september 16, 2017 atlanta, ga barnes and noble book signing fo. As well, it is also a fantastic way to chat with susan a. Man charged in eight bomb threats, part of five waves against.
Mar 03, 2017 juan thompson allegedly called in at least eight of more than 100 threats against jccs this year, in some cases using the name of his expartner. Juan thompson phone, address, background info whitepages. He was signed by the denver broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014. The second best result is juan d thompson age 50s in baltimore, md in the central baltimore neighborhood.
Thompson, a former reporter at the intercept, was named in a criminal complaint released friday accusing. Excitement for juan thompsons stories i tell myself a journey of love and forgiveness. Juan thompson, 31, allegedly caused havoc, expending hundreds of hours of police and law enforcement resources, said nypd commissioner james. Reporter gets 5 years in prison for threatening jewish centers. Thompson at the university womens club of winnipeg spring luncheon. Oneill, the commissioner of the new york city police department nypd, announced the unsealing of a complaint charging juan thompson with cyberstalking a. Dugald stermer, jack thibeau, juan thompson, garry trudeau. Thompson, i learned a great deal about the man behind gonzo journalism. Other names that juan uses includes juan t thompson and juan m thompson. He is best known for the contemporary classic fear and loathing in las vegas 1972. What we know about juan thompson, arrested for threats. But this isnt the first time thompson has made headlines. Juan thompson is on his way to becoming one of the most infamous journalists in america. Exjournalist arrested over us jewish centre threats bbc.
Who is juan thompson, the former intercept reporter accused. Juan thompson attempts to humanize the crazy gonzo journalist without giving in to sentiment in his new book recounting his fathers. Thompsons new memoir, stories i tell myself, details the long path of reconciliation between a father and a son. Louis native was disgraced journalist posted by doyle murphy on fri, mar 3, 2017 at 9. Thompson, american journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, a highly personal style of reporting that made thompson a counterculture icon. Juan thompson pleads guilty over campaign of terror. Juan thompson pleads guilty in manhattan federal court to. It took juan thompson nine years to write his book. On colfax avenue 2526 east colfax avenue, denver, co 80206 3033227727 colfax avenue book store.
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Jan 12, 2016 it took juan thompson nine years to write his book. Juan thompsons beautiful book stories i tell myself articulates this beautifully, that hunter thompson knew since he was 14 or 15 that he was an alcoholic and he chose not to stop. Whsmith are thrilled to be at various football clubs across the country from february 29th to march 14th. Gold king mine spill story deeply personal to author of new book. Alexandra thompson, annabelle dexter jones, bobby burk, chad heatherington, christy blackburn, g love, jaime dutton, juan gali, larry gagosian, manuela odell, niki.
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