Man sentenced for racist threat with firearm at NoDa pizza shop

Maurice Hopkins faces federal charges after authorities said he made racial remarks at Zämbies Pizza in NoDa and then returned with a gun. Maurice Hopkins faces federal charges after authorities said he made racial remarks at Zämbies Pizza in NoDa and then returned with a gun.

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

CHARLOTTE — The man who made racial remarks and threatened to shoot up a NoDa pizza shop will spend a little more than three years in federal prison.

A judge sentenced Maurice Hopkins to 40 months behind bars Thursday.

Maurice Hopkins

In 2024, he threatened a group of eight Indian customers at Zämbies Pizza then returned minutes later with a loaded AR-15 style rifle, police say.

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Hopkins pleaded guilty last year to interfering with federally protected activities.

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