A 22-year-old Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime for planning to carry out a mass killing of gay people.

Mack Davis spent a year July 2023 to June 2024 planning his crime while researching other mass killers and amassing weapons, even inscribing “F***OT Killer” into one of his knives, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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From April through June 2024, he began to cement his own plans to carry out a mass killing at a political party headquarters because he felt it was “filled with far-left liberal f***ot scum.” He also planned to continue his rampage at a second location, which he referred to as a “f***ot bar.”

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Owosso police arrested Davis before he could execute his plans after he tested one of his rifles by shooting about 60 bullets into his neighbors’ properties.

“Davis’ plans were chilling,” U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison for the Eastern District of Michigan said in a statement. “He intended to commit mass shootings at two locations — destroying countless lives and devastating our community — all because of his fanatical hatred for gay people.”

“I applaud the work of law enforcement in disrupting this awful plot and arresting Davis before he could carry out his planned attacks. Today’s guilty plea is a reflection of my office’s commitment to prosecuting bias crimes and is a critical step in holding this defendant accountable for his actions.”

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division added, “This kind of vile and heinous hate-fueled violence, intended to target innocent people based on their sexual orientation, runs contrary to our values as Americans. Bias-motivated crimes targeting the LGBTQI+ community will not be tolerated. 

“The Justice Department will continue using every tool at our disposal to protect communities from the scourge of hate-fueled violence by prosecuting those who carry out or attempt to carry out such crimes.”

Davis’s sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled, but he faces possible life in prison.

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