White supremacist Craig Cobb was sentenced to fours years of probation by a North Dakota judge after trying to organize an all-white community, SeattlePi.com reported.
Cobb, 62, has been in prison since November 2013 after he was arrested for terrorizing residents of Leith by patrolling the area with a gun. By the end of Tuesday, he will be free to roam the streets again.
"Now we've got this lunatic out on the street again," City Councilman Lee Cook said after the ruling.
Cobb, who claims he is not violent, moved to the small North Dakota town two years ago. After purchasing a house and 12 vacant lots, he invited other white supremacists to join him in creating an all-white enclave in the town, which has about two dozen residents.
Judge David Reich ordered supervised probabtion for Cobb.
"The majority of the victim impact statements and victims in this case indicated they were in agreement with the plea agreement," Reich said of the deal Cobb struck with Grant County State's Attorney Todd Schwarz.
Leith Mayor Ryan Schock, who wanted a four-year prison term for Cobb, said it would take a while for the town to move on.
"When are we going to be safe from him? He has made his mark on our lives," Schock said outside of the court.
According to SeattlePi.com, Cobb is now requesting permission to move to Missouri to take care of his mother.
"I regret my actions. I know I was wrong and I accept responsibility for my actions. It was an unfortunate confluence of circumstances and bad decisions on my part," Cobb told the court.
Earlier this month, Cobb told The Associated Press he would "retire from white nationalism" because he was tired of being in the spotlight.
