A New York man who was upset with the election results was arrested after he threatened to kill “anyone that claims to be a Democrat” and “blow up” the FBI on social media, prosecutors said.
According to NBC News, Prosecutors said members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, including FBI agents and New York Police Department officers, arrested 54 year old Brian Maiorana early Tuesday at his home on Staten Island for making the threats.
Maiorana, who is a registered sex offender, is being charged in a federal complaint with threatening to kill and ordering others to kill protesters, law enforcement members and elected officials, including NY Sen. Chuck Schumer, according to papers filed in the Eastern District of New York.
A Brooklyn federal court judge ordered his detainment pending a bail hearing, prosecutors said.
Acting U.S. Attorney Seth Ducharme said, “The Department of Justice will not stand idly by when people like the defendant allegedly threaten to kill elected officials, lawful protesters and law enforcement simply because of animus towards the outcome of an election.”
“Americans have a right to voice their opinions, but this Office will not tolerate violence or threats of violence used to intimidate others with whom they disagree,” Ducharme said.
