Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Moroccan man now facing charges in Canada after bomb threats in Ontario: OPP
A Moroccan man is facing charges in Canada after a series of bomb threats in Ontario last month and his arrest by Belgian police, the OPP says. The Ontario Provincial Police provided a brief update Wednesday on their investigation into a series of bomb threats that occurred in Ontario on Nov. 1. Multiple schools and…
Read MoreBomb threats emailed to northwest Ohio synagogues, hospitals Tuesday
Authorities are investigating after several local hospitals and synagogues received emailed bomb threats Tuesday morning. Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon, Congregation B’nai Israel and Temple Shomer Emunim all were targeted by the threats, which some officials are describing as “swatting” incidents designed to cause panic. At 10 a.m., Findlay…
Read MoreArizona man charged with making threats against federal agents
An Arizona man has been charged with making threats against federal officials. Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, of Rio Verde, was arrested Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Tomasi is accused of threatening FBI agents, a judge, and elected officials while he was living in Arizona and Colorado. According to court records, Tomasi made…
Read MoreDetroit man charged with terrorism, threatening senior living facility
A Detroit man has been charged with terrorism after he allegedly made threatening phone calls to a Canton Township senior living facility this month, police announced Tuesday. Rhyon Colbi Maples, 25, was arraigned in the 35th District Court last week on one count of false report or threat of terrorism, according to the news release.…
Read MoreHundreds of false bomb threats to Jewish institutions are believed to originate from outside the US, FBI says
Hundreds of false bomb threats that were emailed over the weekend to Jewish facilities across the US are believed to be connected and originating from outside the country, according to the FBI. “At this time, based on similar language and specific email tradecraft used, it appears the perpetrators of these threats are connected. Additionally, these…
Read MoreColorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media outlets have been flooded with threats against the justices who ruled in the case, according to a report obtained by NBC News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research,…
Read MoreWhite supremacist from W.Va. sentenced for threats during synagogue trial
A West Virginia man who admitted threatening jurors and witnesses in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life trial was sentenced to 78 months in prison Wednesday. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Wheeling, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office there. Lloyd, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, ran a prolific and…
Read MoreFernandina Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill A United States Supreme Court Justice
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Neal Brij Sidhwaney (43, Fernandina Beach) has pleaded guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to kill. Sidhwaney faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court documents, on July 31, 2023, Sidhwaney placed a phone…
Read MoreMore than 400 Jewish facilities received false bomb threats this weekend, non-profit says
More than 400 Jewish facilities across the US have received false bomb threats over email since Saturday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish non-profit organization. Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, told CNN they believe one person or a small number of individuals were behind the…
Read MoreUS lawyer allegedly targeted in Indian murder plot still receiving death threats
An American Sikh who was the target of an alleged assassination plot arranged by an Indian government official has said he is still getting hundreds of threats a day, even as India has claimed it is investigating the murder-for-hire conspiracy. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a New York-based lawyer, said the threats on social media and other…
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