{"id":6023,"date":"2023-11-02T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/politics\/alaska-man-charged-after-threatening-to-kidnap-and-injure-a-us-senator\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:42:02","slug":"alaska-man-charged-after-threatening-to-kidnap-and-injure-a-us-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=6023","title":{"rendered":"Alaska man charged after threatening\u00a0to kidnap and injure a US senator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1vfg7002d26nu2yhn4wq7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      An Alaska man was arrested on Monday after allegedly sending a threatening message to a US senator, writing that he planned to hunt down and physically harm the senator, according to court documents.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1we00023b5wd0in98p8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Arther Charles Graham is charged with making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a current US senator,\u00a0according to a statement\u00a0from the Department of Justice.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1we00043b5wfgrvpufz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      According to an affidavit, on September 28, the 46-year-old sent a threat to a web form submission. Congressional staff members working in the Washington, DC, office of the senator notified the US Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section four days later.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf00053b5wpiojocjc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      CNN has reached out to Graham\u2019s lawyer for comment.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh2qwfp00013b6fquwql6q2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Court documents do not identify the senator, only referring to\u00a0\u201cshe\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cher.\u201d\u00a0Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the only current female Alaska senator. CNN has reached out to Murkowski\u2019s office for comment.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf00063b5wrfmtblbj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The incident adds to recent concerns about\u00a0threats of violence\u00a0against elected and public officials. Calls for violence against lawmakers online and elsewhere have referenced the officials and their families resulting in questions about their safety.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf00073b5w3r3q72q9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Graham wrote that he was facing eviction and said that he had\u00a0\u201cnowhere\u00a0else to live,\u201d according to court documents. He wrote that he would \u201chunt\u201d the senator down and physically harm her, according to court documents.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf00093b5wic2gjlma@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      A subpoena for the email address used identified back to Graham, who had also identified himself in the threat.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf000a3b5wv60eqbzv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Graham admitted to sending the email in an interview with the FBI.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf000b3b5wir5f4va3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Graham\u00a0\u201cwas\u00a0taken into custody by special agents from the U.S. Capitol Police and FBI on Oct. 30,\u201d according to a statement from the Justice Department. He is scheduled for an initial appearance before a US magistrate judge on November 3.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf000c3b5wu1p2hz4p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      If convicted, Graham faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, the Justice Department said.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cloh1z1wf000d3b5wpet1cxo2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      US Capitol Police are investigating with the FBI Anchorage Field Office, Kenai Police Department and Alaska State Troopers, according to the Justice Department.\n  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/02\/politics\/alaska-man-charged-threatening-us-senator\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alaska man was arrested on Monday after allegedly sending a threatening message to a US senator, writing that he planned to hunt down and physically harm the senator, according to court documents. Arther Charles Graham is charged with making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a current US senator,\u00a0according to a statement\u00a0from the Department of Justice. According to an affidavit, on September 28, the 46-year-old sent a threat to a web form submission. Congressional staff members working in the Washington, DC, office of the senator notified the US Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section four days later. 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