New York man arrested for death threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar, federal officials say [View all]
Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette Published 4:01 p.m. ET April 5, 2019 | Updated 4:09 p.m. ET April 5, 2019
ELMIRA, N.Y. A New York man is in custody after federal authorities allege he made death threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
Patrick W. Carlineo, 55, of Addison, was arrested Friday morning and charged by criminal complaint with threatening to assault and murder a United States official.
Carlineo threatened to kill Omar, a Democrat, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey, who is prosecuting the case.
On March 21, a staff member in Omar's office received a phone call around 12:20 p.m., the criminal complaint stated.
During the call, an individual, eventually identified as Carlineo, allegedly stated to the staff member, "Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she's an (expletive) terrorist. Ill put a bullet in her (expletive) skull."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/05/ilhan-omar-death-threat-leads-to-arrest-of-new-york-man/3379387002/