Man arrested, accused of threatening to kill CNN employees

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday.

The FBI launched an investigation after the man, who is unnamed in the CBS report, reportedly called CNN 22 times about a week ago.

"Fake news. I'm coming to gun you all down,” the man told a CNN operator, according to court documents obtained by WGCL-TV.

He allegedly later called CNN again, saying, "I'm smarter than you. More powerful than you. I have more guns than you. More manpower. Your cast is about to get gunned down in a matter of hours."

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Read more: http://thehill.com/media/370207-man-arrested-after-threatening-to-kill-cnn-employees

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Thanks, Trump.

Ana Navarro tweet, minutes ago:

Link to tweet

[marble falls]

1. I hope the stripes on his new prison uniform make him look fat.

[Doodley]

2. Trump is directly responsible for this. He has incited violence against the media.

[JDC]

4. Exactly

[RandySF]

3. Must be from Macomb County

[muntrv]

29. He's from Novi, which is Oakland County.

[applegrove]

5. Vibes to CNN.

[SunSeeker]

6. Same right wing stochastic terrorism as the guy who shot up Comet pizza over "pizzagate."

[ProudLib72]

7. tRump terrorism, pure and simple

[kairos12]

8. This is a Drumpt version of a Predator Drone.

[Grassy Knoll]

9. Another Stupid Fucking Trumpy Dumbfuck Follower

[dalton99a]

10. It's only a matter of time before an American journalist gets killed because of the shithole

[Initech]

11. "And some, I assume, are good people!"

Fuck you Trump! If one person from CNN dies, it's on you.

[greyl]

12. Brandon Griesemer.

(WXYZ) - A metro Detroit man allegedly made several threats to CNN, telling workers that he was coming to kill them all, according to an affidavit unsealed in federal court last week.

According to the affidavit, Brandon Griesemer, from Novi, made 22 calls to CNN on Jan. 9 and Jan. 10, 2018, four of which contained threats.

It all started in September when the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor received a call from a man making derogatory comments relating to the mosque and Muslims.

More: https://www.wxyz.com/news/metro-detroit-man-allegedly-told-cnn-im-coming-to-gun-you-all-down

[47of74]

13. Another Branch Trumpvidian in action

Ugh.

[Behind the Aegis]

14. How long before we actually witness something like this happening on a live broadcast?

This is one event I honestly believe will happen sooner than later.

[hibbing]

15. Remember Alan Berg?

The idea that CNN or MSNBC are some left wing radical networks is insane. These products are owned by huge multinational corporations that are far far far from being left wing.

Okay, I typed and typed and deleted and deleted for fear of being accused of saying both parties are the same again.

Peace

[dchill]

16. The president is shouting fire in a crowded theater.

Why doesn't someone say something?

[JI7]

17. Sounds like Trump himself

[Yavin4]

18. Political violence is the inevitable next step in our declining democracy. n/t

[PSPS]

19. This happens when twitter won't enforce its terms of service & doesn't care what it does to society

[Judi Lynn]

20. Brandon Griesemer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Brandon Griesemer, of Novi, Michigan, pictured with his family.

A 19-year-old Michigan man is accused of making several threatening phone calls to CNN in early January, calling the news network “fake news” and saying that he was “coming to gun you all down,” the FBI says.

Brandon Griesemer, a part-time grocery store worker from Novi, Michigan, was arrested January 19 on a federal threatening charge, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of Michigan.

Griesemer was charged with transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication or communications containing a threat to kidnap or to injure the person of another, which carries a potential five-year prison sentence if convicted. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have not commented or issued a statement about the case, which was unsealed on January 19. It was first reported by WGCL-TV in Atlanta.

Griesemer’s father, Mark Griesemer, told The Washington Post, “this whole thing has been a mistake, he really didn’t mean any of it. He didn’t know what he was saying, the seriousness of it. We’re not even gun owners or anything like that. We don’t have any, neither does he. More will come out later. Hopefully, this can be settled.”

More:
https://heavy.com/news/2018/01/brandon-griesemer-michigan-cnn-threat-shooting-arrested/?ref=hvper.com

[BumRushDaShow]

21. "We dont have any, neither does he"

Really? It will be interesting to find out the truth and what he may have stashed.

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. Of course it can be "settled."

Federal time, no parole. There. Settled.

He doesn't look like someone that will do well in prison.

[dchill]

27. Terroristic threats are against the law.

[Wordilocks]

22. Ughhh the Hill sucks

With all their newfound pop up ads. Anyone else annoyed by this? #lame

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. Sincere question.

Does it bear at all on the guilt or sentencing that the accused lacked the wherewithal to carry out the threats? Guns, in this case, ostensibly.

I don't see why it should - the intent was to terrorize, and the 'target' has no idea of his seriousness or preparedness, so the effect the threats have is the same, either way.

I am far from certain, though.

[moriah]

26. Well, I think at the very least a conviction enough so that...

... he *can't* have the ability to gun people down in the future would result. Aka, they won't charge him or let him plea to anything that won't leave a permanent inability to buy guns on his record.

At least, I sincerely hope that if they try to use that as a mitigating factor they go that route.

Calling in bomb threats gets you pretty well convinced by the act regardless of the truth of the bomb, though, so hopefully it won't be considered mitigating.

[klook]

28. Remember those guys who were egged on by a law enforcement plant to blow up

the Sears Tower in Chicago? They didn't have the wherewithal or a coherent plan, but they went down anyway. I'm not sure if they all went to prison, but the ringleader did.

Of course, there are some key differences. The Sears Tower "terrorists" proclaimed allegiance to Al Qaeda. The "plot" was hatched just a few years after 9/11. They were older than 19, I'm pretty sure. And there was a marked difference in the melatonin content of their skin compared to this Michigan CNN terrorist.

[ck4829]

25. Kick