Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Incoming West Virginia House of Delegates member accused of making terroristic threats
An incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates was arrested overnight for making terroristic threats, troopers said. Joseph Desoto, who won election to represent District 91 in November, is accused of making several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. “The West Virginia State Police…
Read MoreFlorida woman charged for threatening health insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose’
A Florida woman was arrested and charged this week after police say she ended a phone call with her health insurance provider with threats that mimicked wording associated with the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter. The incident occurred Tuesday when Briana Boston, a 42-year-old woman from Lakeland, was speaking with a representative from Blue Cross Blue…
Read MoreHunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a…
Read MoreTrump administration picks targeted with bomb threats and swatting
Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet and administration picks were targeted this week with actions including bomb threats and “swatting,” a spokesperson for the transition team said on Wednesday. The threats were made Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and law enforcement acted quickly to ensure the safety of those targeted, spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in…
Read MoreDemocratic lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of…
Read MoreMan charged in bomb hoax at US Embassy in London
A man was charged in connection with last week’s bomb hoax outside the U.S. Embassy in London, authorities from the U.K. said Monday. Daniel Parmenter, 43, was charged and taken into custody Monday, after appearing at Ealing Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested at his home Sunday. The legal developments come after U.K. police on Friday…
Read MoreStudent arrested for posting threats toward Luther College
A student from Illinois was arrested Monday morning after confessing to posting threatening messages targeting Luther College in Decorah. The Decorah Police Department says at 1:31 a.m., officers were notified by Luther Security of a student posting threats on Instagram. Police say the posts included references to a violent anime series and suggested to “kill…
Read MorePhilippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed
Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed. Duterte accused the administration of twisting her words to create a false narrative that Marcos’ life was under active threat, saying in…
Read MoreFlorida Dentist Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Multiple Victims, Including an Election Official
A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening to kill members of the Jewish community and bomb Jewish synagogues. John Reardon, 59, of Millis, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat…
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