Source: Office of United States Attorneys
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Brian Scott Murray, 51, was sentenced today to one year and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $45,205.60 in restitution for injuring property of the United States in excess of $1,000.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 16, 2024, Murray threw multiple rocks at the Sidney L. Christie U. S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Huntington. Murray admitted that he threw the rocks at windows on the west side of the building and broke the outer layers of three windows. Murray further admitted that he walked to the Huntington Police Department afterward and told multiple officers there what he had done. Murray also admitted that the Sidney L. Christie U. S. Courthouse and Federal Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Murray has multiple prior convictions including for depredation of government property in United States District Court for the District of Oregon on April 8, 2019, after breaking a window as the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Huntington Police Department and the United States Marshals Service (USMS).
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:24-cr-48.
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