An Omaha man was arrested by the FBI on Friday after he made threats to “kill” U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), according to a report from the DesMoines Register.
Robert William Simet, 64, was charged and arrested for threatening a U.S. official on Friday in Omaha, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Iowa. The FBI is currently investigating the case.
According to reports, employees of a motorcycle shop in Pacific Junction, Iowa, where Ernst was scheduled to speak at an event on Saturday, told an FBI agent that Simet said he “could kill” Ernst at the event and accused her of being a member of the Islamic State.
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JUST IN: Man arrested for making death threats against Senate Republican https://t.co/GXFTBkDsT0 pic.twitter.com/6xJqo9cFsW
— The Hill (@thehill) July 8, 2017
Lots of crazy people out there. And they don’t have to have any particular political affiliation.
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