Man who threatened Kansas Rep. LaTurner representing self in court
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Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, Kansas, is acting as his own attorney in a federal court case where he stands accused of repeatedly threatening U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner.
The trial of Chase Neill, 32, of the northeastern Kansas city of Lawrence, came amid what authorities say is a sharp rise in threats against the nation's lawmakers and their families.
Prosecutors contend Neill became fixated on LaTurner and threatened to kill him in a call the night of June 5 and subsequent calls the next day. Federal public defenders initially representing Neill said he saw himself as having a special relationship with God that allowed him to call down "meteors and plagues" on officials and that local authorities saw him as harmless.
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