A Texas woman was arrested after making a phone call threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, all Democrats in D.C. and the LGBTQ community.
Texas woman Abigail Jo Shry is facing charges after allegedly leaving a voicemail threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan for her oversight in Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against former President Donald Trump.
In the message intended for Chutkan, Shry allegedly continued the threats by saying:"You are in our sights, we want to kill you. … We want to kill Sheila Jackson Lee. … If Trump doesn't get elected in 2024, we are coming to kill you, so tread lightly, b----. … You will be targeted personally, publicly, your family, all of it."
Investigators were able to trace the message back to a phone owned by Shry and, on Aug. 8, Homeland Security special agents went to her home in southeast Texas for questioning.admitted to making the threatening call, the affidavit showed. She allegedly added that she had no plans of traveling to D.C. or Houston to carry out the threats, but said they would"need to worry" if Lee visits Alvin.
Shry was ordered to be detained on Wednesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon of the Southern District of Texas.
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