FBI arrests 2 Michigan men for political threats

The FBI’s Election Threats Task Force has arrested two Michigan men from Ann Arbor and Jackson who now face charges for sending political threats online.

According to court records, the FBI National Threat Operations Center in West Virginia received an anonymous online threatening submission that they traced back to Isaac Sissel, 25, of Ann Arbor.

The threat read, in part: “I shall carry out an attack against conservative christan, (sic) filth in the event trump wins the election. I have a stolen ar15 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get away with my plans. Without a specific victim or ability to find the place I hid the gun, there’s not a thing the FBI can do until I complete the attack.”

Sissel was arrested Tuesday morning and will appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Christopher Pierce, 46, of Jackson was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of making a threatening interstate communication after allegedly sending threatening e-mails to a political action committee (PAC) fundraising for the election. If convicted, he will serve a maximum of five years in prison.

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