Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Houstonian convicted for sending death threats to U.S. senator
A federal judge has returned a guilty verdict against a local man for making threats to injure a U.S. senator, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, after careful deliberation, found Issac Ambe Nformangum, 24, guilty on one count of interstate communications with a threat to injure following a two-hour…
Read More15-year-old Montgomery County student charged with threats of mass violence at school
Montgomery County Police charged a student after a bomb threat was phoned in at a high school on June 7th. Police were called to Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda just before 11:00 am. After the threat, school officials evacuated students and staff. Authorities later determined the threat was not valid and there was no…
Read MoreAlleged Planned Parenthood shooter can be forced to take anti-psychotic medication, court rules
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a man charged in the killings of three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood in 2015 can be forced to take anti-psychotic medicine in order to become competent to stand trial. Robert Dear, 66, had previously been diagnosed with delusional disorder. The case has…
Read MoreGetting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety
They receive death threats. They are followed home by strangers. They are abused and derided. They are Major League Baseball players, who can tell you all about the menacing threats that have been inflicted upon their lives since MLB and gambling companies got into bed together. “You hear it all, man,” Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul…
Read MoreAustin drag brunch canceled after bomb threat
An Austin drag brunch and pride market was canceled Saturday after organizers received a threat. On social media, the Brewtorium Brewery said it was closed for the rest of Saturday due to a bomb threat citing the drag show. The rest of the “Legendary Drag Brunch and Market” event was also canceled. The north Austin…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Found Guilty of Sending Threatening Emails to FBI that Included Threats to Bomb Its L.A. Field Office
A federal jury convicted a California man for sending threatening emails to the FBI, including ones in which he threatened to bomb the FBI Los Angeles Field Office and referenced the notorious “Unabomber.” Mark William Anten, 52, of Sun Valley, was found guilty of two counts of threats by interstate communication. He has been in…
Read MoreWashington state man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in U.S., Canada
A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according to a statement from…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization
A Texas man has been charged with a federal hate crime and for making interstate threats against the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was charged by complaint with one count of interfering with federally protected activities through the threatened use of a dangerous weapon and one count of transmitting…
Read MoreHelena man accused of school threats sentenced to prison for homemade bombs
A Helena man accused of making threats against Helena Public Schools and possessing homemade bombs was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In January, Logan Pallister, 25,pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and an unregistered silencer in federal court. Helena Police were…
Read MoreElection officials in key battleground states say they’re prepared for threats to poll workers ahead of 2024 elections
A bipartisan panel of four secretaries of state from key battleground states on Thursday told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that they’re prepared to execute a safe and secure presidential election, despite previous threats to election workers. “Should any of that ugliness that we all experienced in 2020 return,” Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al…
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