Sheriff: Army Reserve officer threatens members of mosque

[47of74]

Source: Associated Press

A decorated Army Reserve officer left bacon at a mosque and brandished a handgun while threatening to kill Muslims and bury them there, North Carolina authorities said Friday.

Russell Thomas Langford, 36, made death threats against members of the mosque about 20 miles southwest of Fayetteville, authorities said.

Retired Army officer Mohammed Khan, who served three decades in the military, said he was delivering tables to the mosque when Langford drove up. He said he spoke calmly to Langford, who was spewing hate and eventually flashed a gun at him.

"I was kind of dismayed, shocked and in disbelief. In all of my 32 years of military service I never encountered this kind of redneck," said Khan, who still serves as a volunteer Muslim chaplain at Fort Bragg. "He told me to go back to my country. I said, 'Which country do you want me to go to? Give me the ticket and I will fly.' He said, 'No I will not give you a ticket. I will kill you and bury your body right there.'"

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Ugh.

Another person who bought into the hatred and probably just destroyed his career. Lemme guess who he was planning on voting for this fall, some blowhard who likes wearing make murica great hats.

[riversedge]

1. Langford is in serious trouble!

.........Langford made his initial court appearance Friday, posted a $60,000 secured bond and was released, Kivett said.

Since posting bond, Langford has been placed under the control of his commander on base at Fort Bragg, said Army Reserve spokesman Capt. Eric Connor. He said what Langford is charged with doing is "totally contradictory to Army values."

Langford, who works full-time as a major in the Army Reserve, served two tours in Iraq while on active Army duty and earned the Bronze Star for "outstanding dedication to duty during combat" while with a military police battalion, Connor said. He received other decorations including the Army Good Conduct Medal.

About three miles from the mosque, several people at a house listed by authorities as Langford's address declined to comment Friday afternoon. Phone listings for him rang unanswered..............

[Major Nikon]

2. Evidently his hate was more important than his career

He won't get to keep both.

[Akamai]

4. Elegantly stated! Good point.

[Aristus]

3. Strip him of his commission for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

He's no gentleman; he shouldn't be an officer.

[cynzke]

5. PUT HIM IN A STRAIGHT JACKET!

He obviously can't control himself. He's an accident waiting to happen.

[Aristus]

7. And that...

[Arazi]

6. Am I the only one whose 1st thought was the guy is having a psychiatric break?

2 tours in Iraq, the Bronze star, a major (which seems to indicate to me that he's certainly managed to keep his shit together towards a very diverse group for a very long time)

[47of74]

8. Yeah I was thinking maybe PTSD

Along with probably a steady diet of hate speech from the likes of that fat ass draft dodger Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. I hope he gets the treatment he needs now.