US Capitol Riots: Police Arrest Man Who Made Death Threats To Officials
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Chad Stark, a 54-year-old living near Austin, Texas, was charged with making death threats against election officials.
It is the first arrest made by a group of investigators set up in June 2021 to combat threats of violence against elected, appointed and volunteer election officials, the department said in a statement.
Chad Stark, a 54-year-old living near Austin, Texas, was charged with making death threats against election officials. He faces up to five years in prison.
On January 5, on the eve of the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump, Stark posted an ad on the classifieds website Craigslist offering a $10,000 reward to "Georgia patriots" who "put a bullet" in an election official whom he described as a "Chinese agent."
"It's our duty as American Patriots to put an end to the lives of these traitors," he wrote, referring to a second election official in the "local and federal corrupt judges."
