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'Cody Robert Judy' (born 1966) is an American who publicly assaulted Howard W. Hunter, an official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on February 7, 1993.
While preparing to speak at a "fireside" lecture being held at Brigham Young University's Marriott Center on February 7, 1993, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Hunter was confronted by Judy, who rushed onto the rostrum and threatened Hunter and the audience of 15,000–17,000. Judy carried a briefcase that he claimed contained a bomb, and held what appeared to be a detonator-like device. Judy demanded that Hunter read a three-page document that supposedly detailed God's plan for Judy to lead the church, which Hunter refused to do. The audience spontaneously sang "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet", during which students from the audience and then security personnel overtook Judy. After Judy was taken away, Hunter delivered his prepared remarks, a talk fittingly entitled "Facing Adversity in Our Lives". The police later examined the briefcase and determined that it contained only books and papers and the detonator-like device was a telephone wrapped in electrical tape.
The fireside was being broadcast live, but was blacked-out as the hostage incident began. The entire fireside, including the blacked-out portion with Judy, was recorded by the Church Educational System, which holds a copyright on the material, and the incident has not been included in any re-broadcasts and recordings of the fireside released by the church. Portions of the blacked-out section were made available to the Utah County Attorney's office for purposes of prosecution, and later forwarded to the Utah Board of Pardons, but have not been made available to the public.[1]
Judy was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the act. He was paroled in 2001 after serving seven years.
During an interview on Salt Lake City's X96's Radio From Hell show, Judy claimed that he was not really lying, but simply referring to a ''Book of Mormon'' by its initials, BOM.
In 2002, Judy ran as a write-in candidate for an open Utah seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Judy received eight votes.[2]
In 2004, Judy lost as a write-in candidate for the United States Senate against Senator Bob Bennett, receiving sixteen votes.[3]
1. http://www.archives.state.ut.us/main/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=132
2. 2002 General Election Results from official website for State of Utah elections
3. 2004 Election Results from official website for State of Utah elections
★ "California Man Threatens President Hunter, Fireside Audience With Fake Bomb" by Gail Sinnott and Carri P. Jenkins, ''BYU Magazine'', February 1993, pages 15-16
★ Daily Universe covers fireside threat on Pres. Hunter, by Alicia Barney, BYU ''Daily Universe'', 8 December 2005
★ "Codypendent" by Eric D. Snider, ''The Daily Herald'' (Provo), June 7, 2002
★ BYU 100 Hour Board submission 11106 about Cody Judy, December 2004
'Cody Robert Judy' (born 1966) is an American who publicly assaulted Howard W. Hunter, an official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on February 7, 1993.
| Contents |
| Events of February 7, 1993 |
| Aftermath |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Events of February 7, 1993
While preparing to speak at a "fireside" lecture being held at Brigham Young University's Marriott Center on February 7, 1993, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Hunter was confronted by Judy, who rushed onto the rostrum and threatened Hunter and the audience of 15,000–17,000. Judy carried a briefcase that he claimed contained a bomb, and held what appeared to be a detonator-like device. Judy demanded that Hunter read a three-page document that supposedly detailed God's plan for Judy to lead the church, which Hunter refused to do. The audience spontaneously sang "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet", during which students from the audience and then security personnel overtook Judy. After Judy was taken away, Hunter delivered his prepared remarks, a talk fittingly entitled "Facing Adversity in Our Lives". The police later examined the briefcase and determined that it contained only books and papers and the detonator-like device was a telephone wrapped in electrical tape.
The fireside was being broadcast live, but was blacked-out as the hostage incident began. The entire fireside, including the blacked-out portion with Judy, was recorded by the Church Educational System, which holds a copyright on the material, and the incident has not been included in any re-broadcasts and recordings of the fireside released by the church. Portions of the blacked-out section were made available to the Utah County Attorney's office for purposes of prosecution, and later forwarded to the Utah Board of Pardons, but have not been made available to the public.[1]
Aftermath
Judy was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the act. He was paroled in 2001 after serving seven years.
During an interview on Salt Lake City's X96's Radio From Hell show, Judy claimed that he was not really lying, but simply referring to a ''Book of Mormon'' by its initials, BOM.
In 2002, Judy ran as a write-in candidate for an open Utah seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Judy received eight votes.[2]
In 2004, Judy lost as a write-in candidate for the United States Senate against Senator Bob Bennett, receiving sixteen votes.[3]
Notes
1. http://www.archives.state.ut.us/main/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=132
2. 2002 General Election Results from official website for State of Utah elections
3. 2004 Election Results from official website for State of Utah elections
References
★ "California Man Threatens President Hunter, Fireside Audience With Fake Bomb" by Gail Sinnott and Carri P. Jenkins, ''BYU Magazine'', February 1993, pages 15-16
★ Daily Universe covers fireside threat on Pres. Hunter, by Alicia Barney, BYU ''Daily Universe'', 8 December 2005
External links
★ "Codypendent" by Eric D. Snider, ''The Daily Herald'' (Provo), June 7, 2002
★ BYU 100 Hour Board submission 11106 about Cody Judy, December 2004
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