Anderson allegedly threatened to “impale” and “disembowel” one candidate in a series of texts he sent in late November. He allegedly threatened a second candidate Dec. 6, threatening to “blow” their “head off,” and conduct a “mass shooting” at a local gathering.
Two days later, Anderson allegedly threatened via text message to “blow” the “brains out” of a third candidate and “kill everyone” who would attend a scheduled campaign event.
“We have seen an increase in threats of violence against public officials and those seeking public office across the country, and I have made clear that these types of illegal threats undermine the function of our democracy,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “We will not tolerate illegal threats of violence directed at public officials or those seeking public office.”
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