{"id":2488271,"date":"2025-09-18T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-for-threatening-mamdani\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:02:02","slug":"texas-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-for-threatening-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-for-threatening-mamdani\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man charged with hate crimes for threatening Mamdani"},"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\">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%2Ftexas-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-for-threatening-mamdani%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=2488271&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>A Texas man, Jeremy Fistel, has been charged with 22 counts, including 11 hate crime charges, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-she-received-threatening-letters-video-footage-showed-she-sent-them-to-herself\/\" title=\"She Claimed She ... Threatening Letters. Video Footage Showed She Sent Them To Herself.\">sending threatening messages<\/a> to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Fistel allegedly left death threats targeting Mamdani&#8217;s race and Islamic faith, including threats to blow up his nonexistent car and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hateful language referencing terrorism<\/a>. Arrested in Texas, fistel was extradited to New York where he appeared in court. queens District Attorney melinda Katz condemned the threats, emphasizing that hate and bigotry have no place in political discourse. If convicted, Fistel coudl face up to 15 years in prison. Mamdani&#8217;s campaign thanked authorities for their response, reaffirming their commitment to combating racism and hate. Following the indictment, Mamdani received increased police security, confirmed by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas man charged with hate crimes for threatening NYC mayoral nominee Mamdani<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2233667\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas<\/a> man was charged with 22 counts, half of which are classified as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hate-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hate crimes<\/a>, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fall-of-a-country-the-untold-eyewitness-story-of-afghanistans-collapse\/\" title=\"The Fall of A Country: The Untold, Eyewitness Story Of Afghanistan\u2019s Collapse\">sending death threats<\/a> to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of Jeremy Fistel, a 44-year-old resident of Plano, Texas, on Thursday. He was arrested in the Lone Star State last week and extradited to New York this week. He then appeared in court for his arraignment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3813780\/man-suspected-shooting-five-pennsylvania-police-officers-killing-three-identified\/\">Man suspected of shooting five Pennsylvania police officers, killing three, has been identified<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3813308\/watch-live-dc-officials-testify-before-house-oversight-committee\/\">WATCH LIVE: DC officials testify before House Oversight Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3813157\/gop-senators-introduce-transit-crime-reporting-act\/\">GOP senators introduce Transit Crime Reporting Act after Iryna Zarutska&#8217;s murder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Fistel was accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/las-vegas-man-charged-for-threatening-jewish-sen-jacky-rosen\/\" title=\"Las Vegas man accused of threatening Jewish Sen. Jacky Rosen faces charges.\">sending threatening voicemails<\/a> and written messages to Mamdani starting in June and continuing through July. Mamdani won the Democratic primary in late June.<\/p>\n<p>In his messages, Fistel allegedly targeted Mamdani&rsquo;s race and Islamic faith and threatened to blow up his car. Mamdani said he does not have a car.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go start your car and see what happens. I&rsquo;d keep an eye on your house and family. Watch your f***ing back every f***ing second until you get the f*** out of America. Nobody wants your terrorist ways here. And check your beeper, too, you terrorist f***,&rdquo; Fistel allegedly told Mamdani, referencing the Israeli military operation in which Hezbollah&rsquo;s pagers were remotely detonated. &ldquo;Beep-beep.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In another message, he wished that Mamdani would be raped and murdered.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeremy Fistel, right, sits at the defense table during his arraignment in a Queens criminal court, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Dean Moses, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Katz denounced the defendant&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The defendant told the assemblyman to go back to Uganda before someone shoots him in the head, to keep an eye on his house and family, to watch his back every second until he leaves America, and that he and his relatives deserve to die,&rdquo; she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/queensda.org\/texas-man-charged-with-making-terroristic-threats-as-a-hate-crime-against-new-york-state-assembly-member-and-mayoral-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;There is no room for hate or bigotry in our political discourse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Fistel include four counts of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, four counts of making a terroristic threat, seven counts of second-degree aggravated harassment as a hate crime, and seven counts of second-degree aggravated harassment.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted of the most serious charge, Fistel faces up to 15 years in prison. The judge ordered Fistel to return to court for his next appearance on Nov. 19. The defendant was released after he posted $30,000 bail.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s campaign thanked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">district attorney<\/a> for taking the threats seriously.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot and will not be intimidated by racism, Islamophobia, and hate,&rdquo; the campaign said. &ldquo;Zohran remains steadfast in his conviction that New York must be a city where every single person &mdash; regardless of faith, background, or identity &mdash; is safe, protected, and at home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3811091\/new-york-democrats-line-up-behind-zohran-mamdani-after-kathy-hochul-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEW YORK DEMOCRATS LINE UP BEHIND MAMDANI AFTER HOCHUL ENDORSEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani has received a full police security detail, New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Adams<\/a> confirmed on Thursday after Fistel&rsquo;s indictment dropped. The incumbent pointed out the irony of the self-described socialist getting tighter security after criticizing the city&rsquo;s police force.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just goes to show that these officers carry out their job,&rdquo; Adams said, &ldquo;no matter who the person is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas man charged with hate crimes for threatening Mamdani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2488272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25261621698503.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42267,32285,56552,3694,4104],"class_list":["post-2488271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hate-crimes","tag-legal-case","tag-mamdani","tag-texas","tag-threat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25261621698503.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2488275,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488271\/revisions\/2488275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2488272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}