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Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon gets 4 years probation for threatening ex-Speaker McCarthy

| February 26, 2025 4:35 PM

By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana man avoided prison and was sentenced to four years of probation on Wednesday for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset with the government for not shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over the defendant’s home city.

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