Marietta Man Faked Terror Plot
Henry Guy Jones, 51, will spend almost three years in federal prison as a result.
A Marietta man was sentenced to 34 months in prison Monday for lying to federal investigators about an imaginary terrorist plot to bomb an airliner. Henry Guy Jones, 51, also had to pay a $100 special assessment and will face three years of supervision after his release from prison. “The defendant diverted much-needed federal resources dedicated to address true threats of terrorism to investigate his web of lies,” U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a news release. Jones was indicted Nov. 21 and pleaded guilty Jan. 5 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to making false statements to federal agents. “Lying to federal agents has serious consequences,” Yates said, “particularly when the lies create the impression that terrorists were …
