Valley Man Threatened To Shoot Synagogues, 'Exterminate' Jews And Asian Americans: DOJ

LOS ANGELES — A Northridge man pleaded guilty Monday to stalking after he sent abusive texts to a person for over a year and threatened to shoot synagogues and “exterminate” Jews and Asian Americans, authorities said.

From June 2021 to October 2022, 35-year-old Andre Morrow Lackner texted harmful messages to the victim, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. These included: “Hitler was right about you people,” “I want to see every single Jew exterminated from this earth,” “Would you like to celebrate the next synagogue shooting?” and “I will make sure I kill a Jew before I leave this Earth,” authorities said.

He also told the victim: “We need to start more Asian hate and wipe” Asian people “off the planet too,” according to the department.

The victim feared death and serious injury to herself and her immediate family, authorities said.

“The defendant's abhorrent words and actions caused his victim to experience fear of harm and death,” Donald Alway, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, said in a news release. “The FBI urges victims of stalking to contact law enforcement to make a report.”

Lackner has been in federal custody since December 2022, according to the department, which said he is set to be sentenced June 3 and faces up to five years in prison.