A man who threatened to kill members of the Chattanooga Islamic Center was sentenced on Thursday to serve 18 months in federal prison. He has already served over seven months.
That was the maximum of the sentencing range for 51-year-old Robert William Miller on his guilty plea to making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Miller has no prior felony charges, but a number of misdemeanor cases, including several drunk driving charges.
Judge Charles Atchley said Miller has "a long history of extremely disturbing behavior" related to mental health issues and use of alcohol and drugs.
He said an incident in 2020 when Miller was arrested on an obscenity charge after ... (click for more)