As Austin Mayor points out….really?
Both Hale’s parents have come to his defense with unintended black comedy:
Hale’s mother:
“Why does everybody think that it’s Matt?” And Austin offers up a pretty good reason
Her defense is that Hale isn’t dumb. Yeah, that’s why he not only threatened a judge who ruled in his favor, but was married to an Episcopalian.
And, of course, the “he was under surveillance” line is a bit weak.
It’s certainly true the police should investigate all avenues of possibllities, but when a guy says he wants a judge dead–believe him.