Congressional hopeful booked with stalking

[Freddie Stubbs]

Police report says he threatened woman

Thursday, July 01, 2004
By Michelle Hunter
East Jefferson bureau

If Michael Armato was doing any campaigning for Congress on Wednesday, it was behind bars.

The Kenner construction worker announced in December that he would seek the 1st House District seat. But police arrested him Tuesday on a stalking complaint.

An unidentified woman told Kenner police that Armato repeatedly called her home threatening to kill her, her family and himself, according to the arrest report. She said he often was seen walking near her house and that he sometimes called to tell her what she was wearing or what she had been doing, according to the report. The woman said she feared for her life and was afraid to leave the house.

The arrest report does not name the woman or describe her relationship to Armato, and a police spokesman did not return a call for details.

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