Current:Home > MarketsArizona man arrested for allegedly making online threats against federal agents and employees-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Arizona man arrested for allegedly making online threats against federal agents and employees
View Date:2024-12-25 00:28:45
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly making online threats against federal agents and employees, according to authorities.
Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, was taken into custody last Friday, FBI officials in Phoenix said. He is a resident of the small community of Rio Verde near the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, but he has also lived in Colorado.
Tomasi allegedly threatened a federal judge, FBI agents and elected officials between May 2021 and last month, prosecutors said. Authorities didn’t release the names of Tomasi’s alleged targets.
An Arizona grand jury indicted Tomasi on three counts of threats against a federal official and three counts of making interstate threats.
At his arraignment Monday, Tomasi pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Tomasi faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted for threats against federal officials plus a maximum five-year prison term for each count of making threats across state lines, prosecutors said.
Calls to Tomasi’s two lawyers — Joshua Fisher and Woodrow Charles Thompson — seeking comment on the case weren’t immediately returned Wednesday.
veryGood! (81418)
Related
- NFL power rankings Week 11: Steelers, Eagles enjoying stealthy rises
- US judge to weigh cattle industry request to halt Colorado wolf reintroduction
- Albanian opposition disrupts parliament as migration deal with Italy taken off the agenda
- Thieves argued they should face lesser charge because their stolen goods were on sale
- Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
- The Scarf Jacket Is Winter’s Most Viral Trend, Get It for $27 With These Steals from Amazon and More
- Danish police arrest several people suspected of planning terror attacks
- Firefighters rescue dog from freezing Lake Superior waters, 8-foot waves: Watch
- Sister Wives’ Christine Brown Shares Glimpse Into Honeymoon One Year After Marrying David Woolley
- Veteran Taj Gibson rejoining New York Knicks, reuniting with Thibodeau
Ranking
- Francesca Farago Details Health Complications That Led to Emergency C-Section of Twins
- Why '90s ads are unforgettable
- Busy Philipps recounts watching teen daughter have seizure over FaceTime
- A Buc-ee's monument, in gingerbread form: How a Texas couple recreated the beloved pitstop
- Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to Arizona US House seat
- Putin is taking questions from ordinary Russians along with journalists as his reelection bid begins
- US applications for jobless benefits fall again as labor market continues to thrive
- Madonna kicks off Celebration tour with spectacle and sex: 'It’s a miracle that I’m alive'
Recommendation
-
As US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration
-
Why '90s ads are unforgettable
-
Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
-
Watch: Rare blonde raccoon a repeat visitor to Iowa backyard, owner names him Blondie
-
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
-
The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends
-
Firefighters rescue dog from freezing Lake Superior waters, 8-foot waves: Watch
-
Paris Saint-Germain advances in tense finish to Champions League group. Porto also into round of 16