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Florida man arrested for Twitter threats against Rep. Lauren Boebert
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A Florida man was arrested for threatening Rep. Lauren Boebert’s life, in response to federal courtroom paperwork unsealed Friday, which reveal a collection of menacing Twitter posts.
Matthew Lee Comiskey of Palm Seashore County Florida is dealing with 5 counts of “Interstate Menace,” for posts despatched throughout September 2021. His indictment, dated Might 26, was underneath seal till Friday, as a result of truth Comiskey had not but been arrested. Then Friday, the Justice Division moved to unseal the case “as a result of arrest of the defendant.”
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Comiskey’s posts included one which mentioned, “I acquired my 2 modification instrument all able to destroy Lauren’s face! Hopefully in entrance of her children.”
One other put up learn, “Don’t be concerned Lauren, somebody is coming quickly to indicate your face the 2nd modification in observe with a copper jacket. Get pleasure from.”
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., screams “Construct the Wall” as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union tackle to a joint session of Congress on the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool through AP)
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Boebert, R-Colo., shared a press release with Fox Information after the U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of Florida unsealed the case Friday.
“I’m grateful for the skilled and efficient work of the Capitol Police and the FBI,” she mentioned. “These threats is not going to deter me from my work to successfully characterize the third District of Colorado and safe the rights of the American folks.”
Boebert additionally railed in opposition to “Faux Information shops” that “encourage these sick folks to make threats in opposition to me and my household.”
The decide overseeing the case is Choose Ryon M. McCabe.