Also on the ballot was the Libertarian nominee, psychology lecturer Jo Jorgensen and her running mate, entrepreneur and podcaster Spike Cohen. Alabama voters chose nine electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, United States Senator Kamala Harris of California. The 2020 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. If the judge sides with the defense, the time he has spent in jail since his arrest in October 2023 will satisfy punishment and he will be effectively released on his sentencing date.ĭai did not acknowledge his mom in court and his family said nothing to him directly, but visits have reportedly occurred at the Broome County Jail.Democratic 2000 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 However, the prosecution is looking for a higher sentence still, arguing this was a motivated hate crime. The maximum sentence for Dai's charge is five years, but with a plea deal, the judge can consider federal sentencing guidelines from 15 to 21 months.

Dai told the FBI his intention was to support Jewish students by trying to show that pro-Hamas language is abhorrent. In Dai's head, he needed to help remind people that Hamas and their supporters are evil, according to Peebles. 9, 2023, Peebles told WSTM that the way The New York Times first reported an alleged Israeli bombing of a hospital in Gaza upset Dai and he became further concerned when Cornell Professor Russel Rickford called Hamas' attack on Israeli citizens on October 7 'exhilarating' and 'energizing.' The defense argues that in his mind, Dai was supporting Israel and vilifying Hamas by showing that language supporting the group is violent.ĭefense argues Cornell student's antisemitic threats intended to 'vilify Hamas' In court Wednesday, Dai responded affirmatively to Judge Brenda Sannes multiple times, with the judge satisfied that he was fully understanding of what was going on, and understood that his words online would be perceived as a threat. A defense expert believes he cognitively operates at the social level of a 5 to 10-year-old, Peebles said. 7, 2023.ĭai was charged with making a threat crossing interstate lines, which carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine.ĭai's defense attorney, Lisa Peebles, shared that Dai has been diagnosed with autism. The posts also contain pro-Hamas language, with the threats seeming to be in retaliation for Israel's attacks on Gaza following Hamas' assault on Oct. In that same post, Dai threatened to “bring an assault rifle to campus and shoot all you pig Jews.” In another post, Dai allegedly threatened to “stab” and “slit the throat” of any Jewish males he sees on campus, to rape and throw off a cliff any Jewish females, and to behead any Jewish babies. Police say Dai posted threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion site called GreekRank in October, including calling for the deaths of Jewish people and a post that said “gonna shoot up 104 west,' a Kosher dining hall on the Cornell Campus, located next to the Cornell Jewish Center. He pleaded guilty to transmitting interstate threatening communications, which is a felony.

Patrick Dai, 21, was in Onondaga County Court Wednesday regarding his arrest on Oct. (WSTM) - A former Cornell student who posted threats online calling for the deaths of Jewish people in October has pleaded guilty.

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