The FBI charged Stephen Spencer Pittman with arson in U. S. District Court today in the Beth Israel Congregation arson attack Saturday morning. The affidavit posted below tells the story, a story of thuggery and just plain stupidity. Pittman confessed to the crime - after he laughed about it.
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Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".
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Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.
Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!
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If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.
If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.











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Make no mistake - this isn't a kid that did this. This is a man who did it with premeditation. An adult - who needs to have the book thrown at him (in this case the Torah).
Internet, do your thing. Expose every nook and cranny of his life and those of the people around him. Make an example of him.
There is a 24 year old with this name…baseball guy? That looked like an old dude shuffling around though 🧐
@1:29 - He's 19. Of course he's an adult. Why would you assume otherwise?
Son of real estate attorney. Madison elite. Current baseball freshman at Coahoma CC and went to St. Joe's.
Terrible thing he did
A Madison County resident??? Surely not!
Why do you want to attack the people around him? Some or all may have had nothing to do with this nor with his toxic mind. I'm assuming your family and relatives are all perfect citizens so your pompous ass will never be found guilty by association.
Sounds like a man who has taken a deep dive into online conspiracy theories while also having a few screws loose upstairs. Will be glad to have him behind bars where he belongs.
#9 paraphrased: He texted his father while at the building as well as sending a photo, then mentions his identity concealment and security cameras.
Daddy has knowledge. Same ideology, perhaps?
Strictly hearsay at this point and not confirmed
To 1:54's point, read paragraph 8. It's his dad who contacted the FBI and revealed that his son confessed to the arson--which I imagine is just as difficult a thing for a dad to do as it is merited in this situation.
It's undoubtedly already super tough on the Dad, who clearly is not a guilty party. The son is your guy, not his dad, not his mom, and not anyone else. Leave the dad alone.
He knew damn well that Jews are the reason he could not get a girlfriend. It was a no-brainer that Jews are the reason he was addicted to pornography, video games, eThots, brain rot, and 4chan.
And speaking of 4chan, it provides a never ending supply of negative reinforcement for antisemites. Just ask Tucker, Candice, Nick Fuentes, and Kanye.
It doesn’t help at all that everywhere you look you see successful Jews earning billions of dollars while shaping the culture around us.
It is just not fair. He is White. He should be successful!
Does he drive a squatted douchbro truck? He's from the right area and demographic for that type of fool stuff.
Some guy with a typical name for this area from Madison County and who went to Catholic school--you don't say?!?!? I was assured by your brilliant commenters on another story on here that it just HAD to be a member at an area mosque.
It's almost--almost--like they have no idea what they're talking about. That would be wild, right?
They are clearly unaware just how much antisemitism is exploding amongst young (including 19 year old) far-right conservative men. Y'all like to pretend like the only antisemites around are immigrants, Muslims, and students/professors at left-leaning universities.
Keep your trash in Madison County!
Well that's a good way to ruin your life.
Sounds just like schizophrenia.
Dumbass 19 year old probably sat in anti Israel echo chamber online. The rhetoric around Charlie Kirk's death and several popular Podcasters pointing to Israel, Palestian protest on college campus...NONE of that has anything to do with people that peacefully coexist like our brothers and sisters at Beth Israel.
and some commenters respond to bigotry . . . with bigotry.
"I did my research" is becoming famous last words. He "did my research," then accidentally set himself on fire and left his phone and lighter at the crime scene.
Coahoma has already deleted him from the baseball roster, but his twitter account is still up.
I don't necessarily think this automatically means the father shares similar beliefs. For all of you Boomers and Old Heads, there is a growing trend of antisemitism amongst this new generation of kids. Extreme far-right online culture led by Nick Fuentes and others pushing conspiracies like space Jews controlling the banks. They call themselves "Groypers." This is a result of these youngins being chronically on their phones/the internet and having difficulty with the ladies. If you have a son under 20 who's constantly online, I'd consider looking into what kind of media he is consuming.
Don’t get it… WHY ISNT THIS A HATE CRIME??? Where’ FBI, who has the lead, not JPD OR CAPITAL POLICE!
Put him away for as long as you can.
In reading the Summary, there's 1 thing that perplexes me. The text thread with the dad before he broke in-----Pittman texted father a photo of the rear of the Beth Israel Congregation/ISLJ building, with the messages, “There’s a furnace in the back:, “Btw my plate is off”, "Hoodie is on”, “And they have the best cameras”
It says father pleaded with him. I wish father had called the police. Would have broken his heart, but maybe saved the Synagogue.
Why don’t the Feds charge other people that victimize Jackson businesses that ship products out of state or provide services to out of state clients with the same interference with interstate commerce charges? Seems like a great way to get around the worse than useless Hinds county judiciary?
I’m sure a deep dive into this guy’s background is no longer of interest to 95 percent of the commenters here, but he’s pimping some “scripture based” fitness program on his Twitter account that suggests it can make you live for close to 1,000 years like the guys in Genesis did.
Cant personally fathom being so weak and susceptible to online radicalization like this so its just hard for me to grasp.
May he rot in prison and never walk as a free man, and God willing...may any others with these idiotic plans be deterred.
My bad. Plum Fool, by his on words knew that cameras were there. Ima guessing he’s a Double Plum Fool.
My kid ran in similar circles with this one and I while I could not have predicted this level of crime for him, I'm also not utterly shocked.
He had a horrible attitude and an extreme disrespect for authority at an early age.
More so than the average pre-teen at least, and that is saying something.
It’s time to regulate kids use of the internet - now.
Im sure he will get a good lawyer to reduce his sentence to a minimum amount of years or time served. It’s still early in the process.
Dad should have called 911 when he got the text of the back of the building. Jackson police precinct is less than 1/2 mile away. Fire station a mile in the other direction.
This young man's deviancy by no means reflects the teachers and students at St. Joseph Catholic High School. He was taught the same lessons as every other student does in a Catholic School. Matthew 22:39:"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." His behavior reminds me of Judas. He was loved by the greatest lover who ever lived and he betrayed Him.
He’s got charges from feds and state. He won’t see the light of day for 15 years plus.
It would be nice, if Channel 16's newspersons could pronounce the 'Canton' in 'Old Canton Road', and 'Developments'.
Damn, you must have a reading problem. Or, is it a comprehension issue? Read the damn post, and/or read the damn affidavit - you know, the affidavit written by the FBI AGENT that managed the investigation.
Its been said several times by KF that the Feds were in charge which is why (speculation) the release of the perps name was not immediately available.
Next time - READ FIRST; then COMMENT if you have anything worthwhile to say.
Kinda agree with you of the quality or lack thereof to be exact of this scum - but I doubt that a life imprisonment is the appropriate sentence for arson. With the feds doing the prosecution in fed court, there is the benefit that he will get to serve day-for-day of the sentence, and it being as sorry an act as it was, the sentence will probably not be light.
Probably a Nick Fuentes fan. Disgusting.
Hitler's Youth didn't have Internet.
Interesting you should feel the need to stop-by, and provide us with that excellent example of PRE-BUNKING.
When he gets to Parchman and meets the converted Muslims, he's likely going to be rethinking his religious bigotry. Ain't too many catholic boys there.
You claim he was taught, but did he actully learn anything biblical?
Or was it just showing up for a participation trophy?
What makes you think that the father recognized the picture of the back of the building and decided not to do anything?
Went to St Joe, not sure if he finished there?
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