Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Michigan Judge to Hear Final Day of Testimony Before Sentencing School Shooter
A judge will hear a fourth and final day of testimony Friday to determine whether a teenager will get a life sentence for the fatal shooting of four students at a Michigan school in 2021. An immediate decision is not expected. Prosecutors are planning to counter claims made by a psychologist who said Ethan Crumbley was like a “feral child”…
Read MoreGreat Falls man charged with threats to federal officer, firearms crimes
A Great Falls man appeared in federal court today on charges of making threats to a federal agent and illegal possession of firearms after law enforcement officers arrested him earlier in the day, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Paul J. Valenzuela, 55, appeared for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with threats…
Read MoreKey TN Senate Republican proposes tougher penalties for threats of mass violence
As debate on gun confiscation has swirled across the state, Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, has worked through the summer to identify a proposal that could help prevent mass violence that Covenant families and the National Rifle Association can agree on. “We’ve threaded a needle,” Haile said in an interview. “It’s taken three…
Read MoreMassachusetts man pleads guilty to bomb threat aimed at then-Arizona Secretary of State
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of state, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday. James Clark, 38, entered a guilty plea to one count of sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official, according to a…
Read MoreWhite supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
A self-proclaimed white supremacist was arrested Thursday on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the U.S. Justice Department said. Hardy Carroll Lloyd of Follansbee, West Virginia, is accused of sending threatening social media posts and emails…
Read MoreMan killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials
A Utah man was shot and killed during an FBI raid early Wednesday morning, the FBI confirmed to ABC News. The raid was in connection with an investigation into alleged threats against President Joe Biden and others, according to two officials briefed on the case. One of the officials told ABC News that the investigation…
Read MoreTeenage Cousin of Uvalde Gunman Arrested Over Threats to a School
A 17-year-old cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was arrested after his mother reported that he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” the authorities said on Monday. The cousin, identified as Nathan James Cruz, 17, was taken into custody on Monday morning and…
Read MoreMan convicted for threatening to blow up SF synagogue, making criminal threats
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office on Monday announced the conviction of a man for threatening to blow up an Inner Richmond synagogue and for making criminal threats. On the afternoon of April 7, Anatoly Smolkin, 39, walked up to Temple Emanu-El and threatened to kill everyone there and to blow up the synagogue, according to…
Read MoreU.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress
In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% increase in threats to members of Congress over…
Read MoreBuffalo man admits to posting threats after Tops mass shooting
A Buffalo man admitted to making threats towards several local stores in the days following the Tops mass shooting in 2022, the U.S. Attorney said Tuesday. Prosecutors say that 25-year-old Rolik Walker posted a threat on Twitter under the username “@ConklinHero” about “targeting” stores in the area and “Only looking to kill blacks” on May…
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