Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Teenage 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…
Read MoreOne arrested following bomb threat at Oklahoma Attorney General’s office
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a man is in custody after making a bomb threat at the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office. According to Trooper Brack Miller, the man called the OHP dispatch and said there was a bomb at the Attorney General’s office. Trooper Miller said the suspect demanded to speak to a captain or…
Read MoreFord plant in Missouri shuts down over ‘possible threat,’ sheriff’s office says
A Ford assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri, was evacuated and shut down on Tuesday night after police received a report about a possible threat. At a press conference, Clay County Sheriff’s Office officials said a man who claimed to be armed with explosives, a rifle and a handgun barricaded himself in a bathroom. The incident…
Read More2 arrested over separate alleged threats toward Fort Worth church, Miller brewing company, police say
Fort Worth police on Monday announced that investigators arrested two men for separate alleged shooting threats in recent days: One involving a church on Friday and another involving the Miller Brewing plant on Saturday. Arrests were made in each case, which police said were separate incidents. No one was injured in either incident. According to…
Read MoreMississippi Man Charged With Cyberstalking and Making Antisemitic Threats Targeting Synagogues and Jewish-Owned Businesses
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Donavon Parish, 28, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was arrested and charged by indictment on charges of cyberstalking and communicating interstate threats. The federal grand jury made a special finding that the defendant targeted his victims based on their actual and perceived religion. The indictment alleges that during April…
Read MoreMan sentenced for sending letters with death threats to a Federal Judge and members of Congress
Dennis Nelson, age 51, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for mailing threatening letters to a federal judge and two members of Congress in 2018 and 2019 while already serving time in a State of New York correctional facility.Syracuse man sentenced for cocaine possession in Auburn Nelson admitted that on August 1, 2018, he…
Read MoreMiddlesex County Man Admits Communicating Threats to Attack Synagogue
A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted transmitting via the internet a manifesto containing threats to attack a synagogue and Jewish people, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Omar Alkattoul, 19, of Sayreville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with…
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