“This is a warning to anyone reading this letter if you are a Biden/Harris supporter you will be targeted. We have a list of homes and addresses by your election signs. We are the ones with those scary guns, We are the ones your children have nightmares about…”
Law enforcement officials said they have arrested James Dale Reed, 42, on the federal charge of threats against a major candidate for President or Vice President.
A video door camera filmed Reed leaving a note that contained graphic threats against the candidates and their supporters letter on a homeowner’s porch in early October. When interviewed by law enforcement, Reed stated, “This will happen,” referring to people making threatening comments due to the “political climate.”
He provided a palm print and handwriting sample and acknowledged having written the letter, according to the complaint. He is charged with the federal offense of threatening a major candidate, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, and two violations of state law: threatening mass violence and voter intimidation.
The complaint said that Mr. Reed was known to law enforcement for making a complaint against a person under Secret Service protection in 2014.
If convicted, Reed faces up to five years in prison.
