Plainfield man gets 2 1/2 years for threatening to kill Jewish man
BY JON SEIDEL jseidel@suntimes.com May 25, 2012 2:06PM
Jacob D. Kozak
Updated: July 3, 2012 10:31AM
JOLIET — A Plainfield man was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison for threatening to kill a man because he’s Jewish, court records show.
Jacob D. Kozak, 24, received the sentence after pleading guilty to a hate crime this week in front of Will County Judge Richard Schoenstedt.
Police said Kozak had been outside working on his car in March 2011 when a neighbor walked by and said “hello.” Kozak responded by making derogatory comments about the man’s religion and then threatening the man and his wife, police said at the time.
Jon Seidel;
Sun-Times Media
