An 18-year-old man was charged with sending a threat over social media. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Threats and Threatening Messages”
As Right-Wing Rhetoric Escalates, So Do Threats and Violence
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
Both threats of political violence and actual attacks have become a steady reality of American life. Experts blame dehumanizing and apocalyptic language. Source: New York Times
Saudi Man Bullied Dissidents via Instagram and Lied to F.B.I., U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2022
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said in a complaint unsealed Tuesday that Ibrahim Alhussayen, 42, had sent threats on Instagram to Saudi citizens living in the United States and Canada. Source: New York Times
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students has unsettled schools in New York City and around the country. Source: New York Times
Antisemitic Attacks in New York Are at Highest Level in Decades
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Last year there were 51 assaults across the state, a record since the Anti-Defamation League began compiling such data in 1979. Source: New York Times
Robert Lemke Sentenced to 3 Years Over Threats to Journalists and Politicians
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2021
The same day that Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Robert Lemke told a congressman’s brother that he was with “armed members near your home,” prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Congressman’s Family as Riot Raged
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
Relatives of Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos received threatening text messages as rioters stormed the Capitol, federal prosecutors said. Source: New York Times