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Clifton man, who sent threatening texts, including calling Paterson’s Muslim police chief a ‘terrorist,’ pleads guilty
Paterson Times ^ | May 5th | Jayed Rahman

Posted on 05/03/2021 5:13:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A Clifton man, who sent threatening text messages, including one where he called Paterson’s Muslim police chief a “terrorist,” pleaded guilty on Monday morning.

Stefan Keco, 29-year-old, pleaded guilty to two counts of terroristic threats before Passaic County judge Sohail Mohammed.

“I want to put this behind me and move on,” said Keco after entering the guilty plea.

On February 26, 2020, Keco sent the text messages to Ibrahim “Mike” Baycora, who is the city’s first Muslim and Turkish American police chief, to intimidate him because of his religion, race, and national origin, according to authorities.

In one text message Keco wrote, “Going to kill you f–king terrorist.” In another, he wrote, “We are tracking your every move.”

But a grand jury refused to indict Keco on the biased intimidation charge. Instead, the grand jury indicted him on the two terroristic threats charges.

Keco accepted a plea deal on Monday. As part of the plea agreement, he will be placed on probation with time served at the time of sentencing, said Passaic County assistant prosecutor Vivian Khalil during the court hearing.

Keco has been in the Passaic County Jail for the past 14 months.

Khalil said Keco will also be required to undergo mental health counseling. He is barred from making any contact with the police chief.

Keco’s attorney Harley Breite wanted his client released from jail pending sentencing. Khalil opposed the request, suggesting it would break the plea agreement.

The judge denied Breite’s request, but agreed to sentence Keco prior to May 28.

Baycora could not immediately be reached for comments.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: newjersey

1 posted on 05/03/2021 5:13:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Can you blame the guy? The police chief, the judge, and the prosecutor are all muzzies ....


2 posted on 05/03/2021 5:18:08 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: nickcarraway

14 months for that? Our country is dying fast.


3 posted on 05/03/2021 5:21:59 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: nickcarraway

Ain’t Sharia Law grand?


4 posted on 05/03/2021 5:24:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Anti-racism looks suspiciously like racism.)
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To: nickcarraway

5 posted on 05/03/2021 5:24:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: napscoordinator

I dunno. If somebody sent me a text message threatening to kill me, I would want him in jail for longer than that. The guy is a dolt. Who does that? Who thinks the police can’t trace a text message?


6 posted on 05/03/2021 5:26:08 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9)
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To: Ken522

Sounds like he lives in a sh!thole.


7 posted on 05/03/2021 5:27:48 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Get off your ass and earn it!)
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To: Delta 21

Paterson is a h*thole

I live if next town over


8 posted on 05/03/2021 5:31:51 PM PDT by njslim
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To: Pining_4_TX

I guess we have become weak. Can you imagine in the 70’s getting that? They’d laugh hard about it.


9 posted on 05/03/2021 5:32:54 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 )
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To: Ken522

Ibrahim Baycora, Sohail Mohammed, Vivian Khalil

Islam is terrorist.

Why in the he!! are they here ? (instead of their own shiitehole countries)


10 posted on 05/03/2021 5:34:08 PM PDT by A strike ( Barr to Gitmo, Fauxi to Florence supermax, Roberts to Terre Haute)
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To: njslim

Where by vice term fraud Patterson?


11 posted on 05/03/2021 5:36:18 PM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: Ken522

Sounds completely fair........../s


12 posted on 05/03/2021 6:16:25 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: A strike

Mostly because of the Bush family.


13 posted on 05/03/2021 6:18:01 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
"Religion of Peace" NOT!
14 posted on 05/03/2021 6:22:57 PM PDT by A strike ( Barr to Gitmo, Fauxi to Florence supermax, Roberts to Terre Haute)
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To: A strike

Ted Kennedy had a part in the post-1965 invasion of this country by everyone but people of European descent.


15 posted on 05/03/2021 6:42:14 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

That was/is/has always been the “World Economic Forum/ New World Order/ WORLD GOVERNMENT plan : UnitedStates population replacement.


16 posted on 05/03/2021 7:46:49 PM PDT by A strike ( Barr to Gitmo, Fauxi to Florence supermax, Roberts to Terre Haute)
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To: nickcarraway

This they do, antifa and BLM no


17 posted on 05/04/2021 4:12:24 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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