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News.com.au
6 days ago
- News.com.au
Immigration detainee, 45, accused of making hundreds of threatening calls to police
Police have bemoaned the 'frustrating waste of resources' after an immigration detainee in Western Australia was charged over allegedly threatening phone calls. The Moroccan national, 45, was arrested at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre on Thursday and charged with two offences of using carriage service to menace, harass or offend and using a carriage service to make threat to kill. According to the Australian Federal Police, the man allegedly made 297 offensive phone calls to the AFP over 54 days in April through July. This would be an average of 5.5 calls per day over the two-month period. AFP Detective Acting Inspector Karen Addiscott said the man's alleged calls could have disrupted or delayed genuine calls from being answered 'These types of calls not only impose a frustrating waste of resources for the agency targeted, they can be distressing and concerning for the people who answer them, even if they are not the direct target of the threats,' she said. The man appeared in the Perth Magistrates' Court on Friday where he was remanded in custody ahead of his next appearance on September 12.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Maryland man charged with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man was arrested Thursday on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Seth Jason, 64, repeatedly threatened to assault and kill Greene and her family during several calls to her district offices in between October 2023 and January 2025, according to his four-count indictment. Jason also threatened Greene's staff members and their families, authorities said. Jason worked for Voice of America and made threatening calls using phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at the news agency's headquarters in Washington, according to U.S. Capitol Police. Jason, of Edgewater, Maryland, also volunteered as a reserve officer for the Anne Arundel County Police Department in Maryland. The department said in a statement that Jason had served as a volunteer since 2016. 'Anne Arundel County Reserve Officers are unarmed and have no police authority. Mr. Jason is no longer affiliated with the Anne Arundel County Police Department,' the statement said. A lawyer for Jason did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. A grand jury indicted Jason on charges of influencing a federal official by threat, influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and anonymous telecommunications harassment. Jason was expected to make his initial court appearance in Washington on Thursday. 'No one should have to live their life looking over their shoulder every day and wondering if those threats are about to be fulfilled and about to come true,' acting U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a news conference. Pirro read aloud some of the statements that Jason is accused of making during the calls to Greene's offices. 'I am looking forward to your book signing. We are all armed and ready to take care of you,' Jason said, according to Pirro. Threats against members of Congress and other public officials have surged as the nation's political landscape has become increasingly divisive. During the news conference, Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan alluded to the June 14 shootings in Minnesota by a man charged with killing the Democratic leader in the state House and her husband after wounding another lawmaker and his wife. 'This has got to stop,' Sullivan said. 'This has changed since Minnesota. We are going to work very, very hard to hold you accountable if you make these threats.' Solve the daily Crossword
Washington Post
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Maryland man charged with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family
WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was arrested Thursday on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene . Seth Jason, 64, repeatedly threatened to assault and kill Greene and her family during several calls to her district offices in between October 2023 and January 2025, according to his four-count indictment . Jason also threatened Greene's staff members and their families, authorities said.
