Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Man charged with terrorism for threat against election director: ‘hang Joe for treason’
A man is accused of threatening an election director during a recount of local elections during December, officials said. On Dec. 15, Andrew Fred Hess, 37, of Livonia, allegedly walked outside the recount room at Oakland County Complex in Pontiac and said, “hang Joe for treason,” in reference to the county elections director, according to…
Read MoreCapitol rioter who wanted to be ‘lone-wolf killer’ charged with violating anti-stalking order
A Silver Spring man who spent four months in prison for his role in the Capitol riot now faces three new criminal counts for allegedly violating an anti-stalking order against a D.C. activist. Bryan Betancur Battisti, 26, appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday for arraignment on three counts of contempt of an anti-stalking order.…
Read MoreNo explosives found at Seoul stadium in police search following bomb threat against Ohtani
South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site Wednesday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. About 150 police officers used sniffer dogs, X-ray detectors and other equipment to search through the stadium, but no suspicious objects were discovered, according to…
Read MoreOregon man allegedly makes threats in governmental office in Helena
An Oregon man was charged on Friday with felony threats and other improper influence in official and political matters after threatening to shoot a public servant and their co-workers in a governmental office, according to court documents. Scott Lee McClintock, 59, was told by a public servant working at a government office at the Department…
Read MoreFormer Apple engineer found guilty of threats to FBI agents
A federal jury has found a 32-year-old former Santa Cruz man guilty of threatening two FBI agents. The conviction of Brian Broderick on a charge of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure came down March 8, after a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila. Before the threat, Broderick, a former…
Read MoreRussian ambassador to Washington says embassy has received threats over election
Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on Thursday his embassy had received a number of threats in connection with the Russian presidential election this week. “We are getting a great many provocative calls, threats,” Russian news agencies quoted Ambassador Anatoly Antonov as saying on state television. “We know that there are plans for anti-Russian…
Read MoreMan who sent bomb threat to Arizona election officials jailed for 42 months
A Massachusetts man who threatened to blow up the secretary of state of Arizona in 2021 has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, one of the most severe federal punishments yet handed down for the wave of violent threats against election officials unleashed by Donald Trump’s stolen election lie. James Clark,…
Read MoreEmailer threatened to bomb kid-friendly ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ at Minneapolis brewery, police say
An emailer sent messages threatening to bomb a northeast Minneapolis brewery during a weekend drag show as well as the home of the taproom’s founder and George Floyd Square, according to police. Police spokesman Aaron Rose said that “officers did not find explosives at any location” after conducting searches Sunday afternoon at Broken Clock Brewing…
Read MoreTeenage girl involved in threats to 8 Maryland schools, police say
A 17-year-old girl is accused of making threats to at least eight Maryland schools, Baltimore County Police said Friday. The teenager allegedly posted threats Tuesday to hurt students at Aberdeen High School in Harford County and Eastern Technical in Baltimore County. No threats were found after police searches of the schools. Police said detectives then…
Read MoreMan accused of threatening to ‘bring AR-15′ to Smith’s in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man is facing charges related to terrorism after threatening to bring an AR-15 to a Smith’s store earlier this month. 41-year-old Elvis Tuck was taken into custody on Saturday, March 2 after his father informed the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department that he was going “to Smith’s to threaten employees.” LVMPD officers…
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