Man convicted of holding Kansas judge hostage
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July 30, 2017
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man faces September sentencing now after being convicted of a terrorism charge for forcing his way into a western Kansas judge's home and holding him hostage at gunpoint.
A Finney County jury on Friday also convicted 34-year-old Jason Linn Nichols of kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, criminal threat and criminal restraint. The Garden City man was acquitted of a second terrorism count.
Authorities say Nichols forced his way into the state judge's Garden City home in May of last year, held him hostage and demanded that a phone call be placed to Kansa...
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