{"id":1637284,"date":"2022-09-08T23:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T03:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637284"},"modified":"2022-09-08T23:23:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T03:23:05","slug":"man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-member-of-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-member-of-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Member of Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-member-of-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1637284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>BALTIMORE\u2014A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-maryland\">Maryland<\/a> man has been charged with making an online threat to kill a member of Congress from Texas, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Kuchta, 39, of Annapolis, is charged with one count of interstate communication containing a threat to injure, a felony punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Kuchta was expected to make his initial court appearance Wednesday in Baltimore after surrendering to authorities earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have the right to your own opinions, but not the right to threaten a federal official\u2019s life,\u201d U.S. Attorney Erek Barron said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A court filing does not name the member of Congress whom Kuchta is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-threatening\">threatening<\/a> in a message that said the lawmaker \u201cwill be the first on the gallows.\u201d A staff member from the member\u2019s district office in Texas reported the threat to police in July.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet Protocol address used to send the message was registered to a private, high-speed network operated by the state of Maryland, according to a U.S. Capitol Police special agent\u2019s affidavit. When agents interviewed Kuchta at his Annapolis workplace, he admitted to sending the threatening message while he was working from home on his government-issued computer, the affidavit says.<\/p>\n<p>The court filing does not identify Kuchta\u2019s government employer.<\/p>\n<p>David Fischer, an attorney for Kuchta, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-associated-press\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALTIMORE\u2014A Maryland man has been charged with making an online threat to kill a member of Congress from Texas, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday. Justin Kuchta, 39, of Annapolis, is charged with one count of interstate communication containing a threat to injure, a felony punishable by a maximum of five years in prison. 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