159:; in a 2001 incident his ex-wife (who is black) gained an emergency protective order against him; during an altercation he twice used a racial epithet against her. By this order he was barred for three years from having or buying guns. In January 2009, as a result of domestic violence against his parents, with whom Bush was living, the judge ordered him to "surrender his guns and undergo mental health treatment." Bush had attacked his father and threatened to kill his parents.
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charges and three firearms offenses. He was revealed to have made many online postings that were racially discriminatory. At a court hearing in July 2019, Bush was found mentally competent to stand trial following a psychiatric evaluation. On
December 15, 2020, Bush was sentenced to life in prison
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