A Bay Area man was arrested Wednesday after being charged by federal authorities after allegedly making threats to shoot lawmakers, including a member of Congress.
A Bay Area man was arrested after being charged by federal authorities after allegedly making threats over social media to shoot lawmakers, including a member of Congress.According to the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of California, 22-year-old Aaditya Chand was charged with transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure a person, a felony. The charges stem from an investigation by the United States Capitol Police.
The criminal complaint alleges that Chand used his Instagram account to send direct messages to an unidentified female member of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 15. Chand allegedly called the lawmaker 'Palestinian scum' and threatened to shoot up the lawmaker's office.The messages were received by the lawmaker's staff in Washington, DC, prosecutors said.
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