A local man who threatened to kill Jewish people and bomb synagogues is facing years behind bars.

Millis man John Reardon, 60, was sentenced on Thursday to 26 months in federal prison — followed by three years of supervised release. Reardon was also ordered to pay $1,260 in restitution to the victims.

Last year, he pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection to an Attleboro synagogue, a Sharon synagogue, and the Israeli Consulate in Boston.

“Our office will aggressively prosecute anyone who seeks to terrorize our religious communities,” Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. “All Americans have the right to worship freely and without fear – it is a founding principle of our nation. Jewish people, in particular, have been targeted and persecuted for centuries, an

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