Brian Scott Murray, aged 51, has been sentenced to one year and four months in prison. The sentence also includes three years of supervised release and an order to pay $45,205.60 in restitution for damaging United States property exceeding $1,000.
Court documents revealed that on March 16, 2024, Murray threw rocks at the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Huntington. He admitted to targeting windows on the building's west side, resulting in damage to the outer layers of three windows. Following the incident, Murray approached the Huntington Police Department and confessed his actions to several officers. He acknowledged that the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Murray's criminal history includes a prior conviction for depredation of government property on April 8, 2019, when he damaged a window at the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
United States Attorney Will Thompson announced the sentencing while praising the investigative efforts by both the Huntington Police Department and the United States Marshals Service (USMS).
The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams prosecuted the case.
Further details can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia or through PACER under Case No. 3:24-cr-48.