An Alaska man was arrested by special agents of the US Capitol Police and the FBI after he allegedly sent a message to a US Senate office threatening to kill a Senator.
An Alaska suspect was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to 'hunt' down and kill a U.S. Senator, officials said. Arther Graham, 46, of Kenai, was arrested Monday after he allegedly sent a graphic message to a U.S. Senator, who was not identified, on Sept. 28, threatening to kill them and wear their skin 'as clothes,' U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska said.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Alaska, the Senator’s staff received the message, which was sent via the Senator’s website, and reported the threat to the U.S. Capitol Police, who launched an investigation. Special agents from the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI then visited Graham’s home on Oct. 30. Once there, Graham reportedly confessed to having sent the message and told the officers that he knew doing so was against the law, documents show.
Graham was then taken into custody. He was charged with using interstate communications with a threat to kidnap and injure. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating the case, with assistance from the FBI Anchorage Field Office, Kenai Police Department and Alaska State Troopers. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Vandergaw for the District of Alaska is prosecuting the case.
Graham is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge on Nov. 3. The incident comes two days after authorities arrested a different man for threatening to kill Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.
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