Virginia man charged with attempted church shooting
On Thursday, the 28th of March, a federal grand jury prosecuted Rui Jiang, resident of Falls Church, for attempted obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs; carrying and using a firearm during a violent crime, and making threats.
Jiang was arrested on the 24th of September last year, outside of the Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Virginia; following a call from a local church member about Jiang carrying a handgun and two full magazines, in addition to his threatening social media posts.
Jiang had issues with law enforcement prior to the incident. His derogatory social media posts included a picture of a Bible being desecrated, using the Lord’s name in vain and threatening promises of retaliation against Christians. One of his posts read: “Welcome to Park Valley church, attended by many top secret gov clearance holders in the area. From this day forward, you will know that this is how you will repaid me. Blood will be on your hands.”
There was another post with the picture of the Bible on the bathroom floor tagged Park Valley Church, captioned: “Put the Bible on the floor next to the bathroom. Now every time I take a piss, I have to step on it. #fk God.”
