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Federal charges filed for threats to Colorado LGBTQ+ businesses by New York woman

A New York woman faces federal hate crime charges in Colorado for making threatening calls to LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale, allegedly saying they would be “shot up like Club Q.”

Sharon Robinson, 40, made several calls with threats and slurs in early December, a few weeks after the Club Q massacre in Colorado Springs that killed five people, according to a grand jury indictment.

The indictment does not name the businesses she contacted, but accuses Robinson of making calls to three in Denver and one in Glendale on Dec. 8. The slur-filled calls, according to transcripts in the indictment, allegedly included threats such as “They want to shoot you next (slur)” and “I’m going to go over there and shoot you all.” She allegedly told one, “You’re gonna be shot up like Club Q.”

Anderson Lee Aldrich faces hate crime charges for accusations of fatally shooting five people and injuring nearly two dozen more at the LGBTQ+ nightclub Club Q on North Academy Boulevard on Nov. 19.

Robinson faces four counts of making a threat in interstate commerce. The charge can carry up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and fine of $250,000, or double the gain or loss involved.

“The Grand Jury made a special finding that the defendant intentionally selected her victims because of their actual and perceived sexual orientation,” according to a FBI news release, noting that hate crimes can carry higher possible sentences according to federal guidelines.

Robinson made her first court appearance in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. The FBI, Denver Police Department and Glendale Police Department have worked together on the investigation.

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