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An Oklahoma man was arrested and charged for allegedly threatening President Joe Biden, unnamed members of Congress, and their families in multiple emails to a local news outlet this spring, according to the Justice Department.
John Jacobs Ahrens, 58, was charged by criminal complaint in federal court Monday after he bombarded Tulsa-based KOTV Channel 6 with messages sent threatening to murder the President, members of Congress, and their families if he did not receive money, the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma announced on Tuesday.
An executive producer for the local station contacted the FBI s National Threat Operations Center to report the threatening emails dated between May and June, according to an affidavit.
An Austin man and his Iowa father were both arrested Friday, June 11, 2021 for their alleged involvement in U.S. Capitol riot. A Minneapolis man was also arrested and charged Friday.
An Austin man and his Iowa father were both arrested Friday, June 11, 2021 for their alleged involvement in U.S. Capitol riot. A Minneapolis man was also arrested and charged Friday.
The Department of Justice announced that two more names have been added to the hundreds of active criminal cases related to the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. This time, it's a father-son duo facing charges. According to the DOJ, Daniel Johnson was arrested in Minnesota and his father Daryl Johnson was arrested in Iowa on Friday.
More significant than the new information in the 120-page report is what it leaves out. In order to obtain the support of the top Republicans on the two committees, the Democratic chairs agreed to omit any discussion of the role of the coup-plotter-in chief, Donald Trump.