Manhattan man busted for threatening to kill elected officials and cable newscasters
A Manhattan man who allegedly threatened to maim or kill numerous elected officials and cable news anchors in deranged social media rants now faces federal criminal charges.
Rickey Johnson, 47, was recently taken into custody following an NYPD investigation. He was subsequently charged in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Friday with making threatening interstate communications and threatening U.S. officials.
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Though federal prosecutors withheld their identities, they noted, the threatened lawmakers include a United States senator, a current member of Congress, a former speaker of the House and a current governor. All of them live outside of New York.
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Prosecutors said that Johnson allegedly first lashed out on Jan. 30, when he sent a private message to a cable news broadcaster in which he threatened, “you will all be held accountable … you will be killed [sic].” That message included the names of two other newscasters.
https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/manhattan-man-arrested-threatening-to-kill-elected-officials/
