A New Hampshire man charged last week with allegedly sending death threat text messages to Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign was indicted Thursday for sending dire warnings to two other White House candidates.
Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover, now faces three counts of transmitting an interstate threat and could receive 15 years in prison if convicted on all charges, according to court documents.
Anderson was initially arrested on December 9 and charged with threatening graphic violence a day earlier in response to a campaign message from Ramaswamy announcing an appearance in Portsmouth.
“Great, another chance for me to exploit [Ramaswamy’s] Brains!” Anderson allegedly responded, adding in a later message: “I’m going to kill everyone who attends and then fuck up their dead bodies.”
The new charges relate to messages Anderson allegedly sent on Nov. 22 threatening to “impale” and “gut” a candidate, and a Dec. 6 message to a third campaign in which he said, “now I know “I can blow that bastard’s head off,” adding, “I hope you have the stamina for a mass shooting!”
Tyler Anderson faces three charges for allegedly sending threats to presidential candidates. WMUR9
The other two candidates allegedly threatened by Anderson were not identified by prosecutors, but the Dec. 6 message responded to by Anderson used slogans associated with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Anderson was released on bond last week after his defense team maintained he had no intention of following through on the threats, according to WMUR-TV.
The judge agreed, noting that the defendant has no prior record, but insisted that Anderson take mental health medication, enroll in a mental health program, avoid contact of any kind with presidential candidates and not possess weapons.
After authorities responded to a threat directed at Ramaswamy’s campaign, they discovered messages directed at at least two other candidates. United States Attorney’s Office
Vivek Ramaswamy has maintained a fast schedule in the Granite State. fake images
“We have seen an increase in threats of violence against public officials and those seeking public office across the country, and I have made clear that these types of unlawful threats undermine the function of our democracy,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement in response. to Thursday’s new charges.
“We will not tolerate unlawful threats of violence directed at public officials or those seeking public office.”
Anderson is due back in court early next month, days before the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary, which is scheduled for Jan. 23.
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