Tag: threatening
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Police arrest man charged with threatening and shooting neighbor in the neck after standoff
A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to address his escalating threats that turned violent. John Herbert Sawchak, 54, was arrested in connection with allegedly shooting his neighbor, Davis Moturi, 34, in the neck…
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Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges…
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‘Love Island USA’ personality Hannah Smith accused of threatening to kill cop
“Love Island USA” personality Hannah Smith was arrested and accused of threatening to kill a police officer on Sept. 30 in Atlanta, according to an incident report from the Cobb County Police Department. The 26-year-old North Carolina native, who appeared in the sixth and most-watched season of the dating show, was arrested at a Gracie…
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Florida congressional candidate charged with threatening to kill primary opponent
The Justice Department on Friday revealed an indictment charging a Florida man for allegedly threatening to kill his political opponent in 2021. William Robert Bradock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was charged with threatening two victims, one of whom the DOJ said was his primary opponent in the 2022 election for Florida’s 13th Congressional…
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Idaho man charged with threatening to kill Trump in phone calls to Mar-a-Lago
An Idaho man has been charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump in phone calls made to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to court documents. Warren Jones Crazybull, 64, of Sandpoint, made at least nine threatening phone calls to Trump’s home on July 31, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit that…
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FBI investigating threatening letters sent to elections officials in several states
The FBI is warning election offices to be on the lookout after threatening letters containing suspicious substances were sent to the offices of multiple secretaries of state throughout the country. A senior law enforcement official confirms elections officials in at least six states received packages on Monday, but so far none of the packages have…