Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Man who threatened to commit school shooting sentenced for owning machine gun
A local man who made online threats to commit a school shooting in California has been sentenced. Alex Jaques, 21, was sentenced to at least six years in federal prison for possessing a machine gun, according to the Department of Justice. As News Center 7 previously reported on Nov. 15, 2022, the FBI National Threat…
Read MoreMan arraigned on charges for alleged bomb threat on Buffalo hospital
A Genesee County man has been arraigned on two charges in connection to allegedly making a bomb threat to Buffalo General Medical Center in March, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. 31-year-old Lordseth Phoenix, of Corfu, is accused of falsely reporting in a 911 call on the morning of March 17 that an…
Read MoreUK ‘Swatting’ hostage hoaxer led police to shoot man in US
A UK hoaxer whose fake call to police in the US led to the shooting of an innocent man by officers believing they were dealing with a hostage situation, has been spared jail. Robert Walker-McDaid, from Coventry, rang a terrorism hotline in Maryland, prompting a Swat (special weapons and tactics) police unit to be sent…
Read MoreWayne County Kroger employee charged with terrorism after threatening to shoot staff, customers
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Garden City man with making terrorist threats against his fellow employees and customers at a Kroger store. The incident occurred at 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at a Kroger on North Middlebelt Road just north of Warren Road in Westland. There, 37-year-old Jonathan Lee Stieber allegedly…
Read MoreLibrarians say they face threats, lawsuits, jail fears over ongoing book battles
Librarians across the country say they’ve become targets in the ongoing battles over books – but the attacks have escalated beyond just calls to remove materials from library shelves. Several librarians told ABC News they’re facing threats of physical violence, lawsuits and criminal charges for having what some say is “inappropriate” content in libraries and…
Read MoreLocal officials increasingly targeted for threats and harassment, new data shows
Threats and harassment against local public officials rose in 2023, according to research tracking political violence and hostility provided to NBC News. The researchers found that threats and harassment against officials including city council members, school board members, poll workers, mayors and local prosecutors increased significantly in the second half of the year. Elected or…
Read MoreCapitol Police hires special prosecutors to investigate threats to lawmakers
The U.S. Capitol Police hired three special prosecutors to investigate threats made to members of Congress and help prosecute threat cases involving members, the agency confirmed Wednesday to The Hill. The three attorneys are spread across the U.S., with one in Washington, D.C.; San Jose, Calif.; and Tampa, Fla., the agency confirmed. The first position…
Read MoreWoman accused of shooting drivers on Florida interstate says she was directed by God
A Georgia woman accused of wounding two drivers on a Florida interstate Monday told people God directed her to carry out the shootings “in relation to” the solar eclipse, authorities said. Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, was stopped on Interstate 10 near mile marker 96 on a felony traffic stop after she was suspected of wounding…
Read MoreNew York man charged with sending threats to state attorney general and judge in Trump civil suit
A New York man has been charged with sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge who presided over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case. Tyler Vogel, 26, of Lancaster, sent text messages late last month threatening New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron with “death and…
Read MoreIbaraki man arrested over death threats sent to Nintendo
The Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested a municipal government employee of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Wednesday on suspicion of impeding Nintendo’s business operations by sending death threats. Kenshin Kazama, 27, has confessed to the offense, saying, “There is no doubt about it,” the police said. According to the police, between Aug. 22 and Nov. 29 last…
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