Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim’s Family

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015 file photo, Matthew Mills, of Brooklyn, N.Y., stands during a hearing in Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. At a Friday, March 11, 2016, hearing in Bridgeport where Mills was not present... FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2015 file photo, Matthew Mills, of Brooklyn, N.Y., stands during a hearing in Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. At a Friday, March 11, 2016, hearing in Bridgeport where Mills was not present, a judge set an April deadline for him to accept a plea agreement or go to trial. Mills is accused of approaching a younger sister of slain Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto and angrily claiming the massacre never took place. He is charged with interfering with police and breach of peace for his actions at a road race honoring Soto. (Autumn Driscoll/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File) MANDATORY CREDIT MORE LESS
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man accused of harassing relatives of a teacher killed in the Newtown school massacre has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.

Matthew Mills pleaded guilty Monday under the Alford doctrine to interfering with police.

Under the plea, the 32-year-old Mills isn’t admitting guilt but acknowledges the state probably has enough evidence to convict him.

Mills was accused of approaching a sister of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Victoria Soto during a charity road race in November and angrily claiming the shootings never took place.

Soto was among six educators and 20 first-graders killed Dec. 14, 2012, in Connecticut.

The judge suspended a one-year prison sentence, imposed probation and ordered Mills to stay away from the Soto family.

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