Federal Prosecutors Want Tough Sentence for Friend of Dylann Roof

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Federal prosecutors want a stiff sentence for a friend of Dylann Roof who didn’t report Roof’s plans to kill black church worshippers in South Carolina.

In court papers filed Monday, prosecutors said Joey Meek knew the full scope of Roof’s hatred and desire to start a race war by killing people inside an AME church in Charleston.

Meek’s lawyer filed a sealed motion on his sentencing as well Monday. Attorney Deborah Barbier wouldn’t comment on it.