{"id":2343679,"date":"2024-09-19T22:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T02:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-repeatedly-threatening-to-kill-certain-supreme-court-justices\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T22:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T02:22:07","slug":"man-charged-with-repeatedly-threatening-to-kill-certain-supreme-court-justices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-repeatedly-threatening-to-kill-certain-supreme-court-justices\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged with Repeatedly Threatening to Kill Certain Supreme Court Justices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-repeatedly-threatening-to-kill-certain-supreme-court-justices%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=2343679&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>An Alaska\u2063 man, Panos Anastasiou, aged 76, has been indicted on federal \u200bcharges \u200bfor sending over 465 graphic threats to\u2063 harm and kill six Supreme \u200cCourt justices and \u2062their family \u2063members. The\u2063 threats, sent via a public court website, \u2063included violent\u200d messages paired with\u2063 racist and homophobic language. Although the specific justices targeted have not been disclosed, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland noted that the threats stemmed from Anastasiou&#8217;s dissatisfaction with certain court decisions. \u200cAnastasiou faces 22 counts in total, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-most-likely-saved-his-life\/\" title=\"Maine shooting survivor&#039;s quick thinking likely saved his life.\">including making threats<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal judges<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-democrat-party-attacks-democrat-lawmaker-over-trans-bill-bigotry-will-find-no-quarter\/\" title=\"South Carolina Democrat Party Attacks Democrat Lawmaker Over Trans Bill: \u2018Bigotry Will Find No Quarter\u2019\">potential prison sentences<\/a> of up to 10 years per count for federal judges and 5 years for \u2064interstate threats. His arrest in Anchorage marks a significant case amid a rise \u2063in\u2062 threats against public\u2064 officials, including previous incidents involving justices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Panos Anastasiou, 76, is accused of sending more than 465 messages through a public court website, including graphic threats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karine-jean-pierre-called-evil-response-peter-doocys-assassination-attempt-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> and torture coupled with racist and homophobic rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment does not specify which justices Anastasiou targeted, but Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/option-arrest-attorney-general-merrick-garland-voted-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merrick Garland<\/a> said he made the graphic threats as retaliation for decisions he disagreed with. The court currently consists of six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-disappoints-democrat-lawmakers-with-non-partisanship\/\" title=\"Supreme Court disappoints Democrat lawmakers with non-partisanship\">justices appointed<\/a> by Republican presidents and three appointed by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our democracy depends on the ability of public officials to do their jobs without fearing for their lives or the safety of their families,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said in an indictment filed Wednesday that the messages were sent between March 2023 and mid-July 2024. Anastasiou has been charged with 22 counts, including nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Anastasiou was arrested Wednesday in Anchorage. Defense attorney Jane Imholte, declined to comment and publicly listed phone numbers for Anastasiou were disconnected.<\/p>\n<p>He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for each count of making threats against a federal judge and up to five years for each count of making threats in interstate commerce if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Threats targeting federal judges overall have more than doubled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-lobbies-cut-inflation-by-importing-cheaper-workers\/\" title=\"D.C. Lobbies: Cut Inflation by Importing Cheaper Workers\">recent years amid<\/a> a surge of similar violent messages directed at public officials around the country, the U.S. Marshals Service previously said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, shortly after the leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. 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Authorities reported on Thursday that these messages were sent via a public court website and included graphic threats of assassination and torture, along with racist and homophobic language. While the indictment does not name the specific justices targeted by Anastasiou, Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that the threats were made in response to judicial decisions he opposed. The current Supreme Court comprises six justices appointed by Republican presidents and three appointed by Democrats. Garland emphasized that a functioning democracy relies on public officials being able to perform their duties without fearing for their safety or that of their families. The indictment filed on Wednesday indicates that the threatening messages were sent between March 2023 and mid-July 2024. Anastasiou faces 22 charges in total, including nine counts related to threats against a federal judge and thirteen counts concerning interstate commerce threats.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested in Anchorage on Wednesday, but his defense attorney Jane Imholte declined to comment; attempts to reach Anastasiou through publicly listed phone numbers were unsuccessful. If convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison for each count of making threats against a federal judge and up to five years for each count related to interstate commerce threats. The U.S. Marshals Service has noted an increase in threats against federal judges amid rising violent messages directed at public officials nationwide in recent years. For instance, following the leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. 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