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(Jewish Group) Jewish Michigan lawmaker says threats are constant [View all]
A Michigan lawmaker who is Jewish said Friday that she and two other legislators were contacted by the FBI about an armed man who was charged with making death threats on Twitter against Jewish state officials.
The FBI hasn't publicly identified the officials. But state Rep. Samantha Steckloff, a Democrat from suburban Detroit, said she was contacted when agents arrested Jack Carpenter III last week.
“They just said there were credible threats against myself and the other Jewish legislators and they were getting ready to arrest” Carpenter, Steckloff told The Associated Press.
Carpenter, who remains in custody, was due in federal court Friday for a bond hearing. Prosecutors want to keep him locked up while his case is pending.
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