Florida man charged with threatening member of Congress

Michael Shapiro, 72, allegedly phoned a member of Congress' office five times on Dec. 19.

A Florida man was charged with allegedly threatening a member of Congress, saying he was going to "come and kill" the member's children, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Michael Shapiro, 72, allegedly phoned a member of Congress' Washington, D.C., office five times on Dec. 19.

Each time he called he allegedly left threatening messages.

"Hey mother-{expletive], you [expletive] a Chinese spy. You mother-[ expletive], I'm gonna come after you and kill you [n-word]," he said, according to court documents.

"I'm gonna kill your children," the next message he left said, according to documents.