PA man imprisoned for death threat against Eric Swalwell announces run for Congress – By Carl Gibson (Alternet) / Jan 6, 2024
A man who left a message threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and his staff with AR-15 rifles is now seeking to become Swalwell’s colleague in the US House of Representatives.
According to journalist Katherine Swartz, 23-year-old Joshua Hall of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — who was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in 2022 for making threats to kill a member of the United States Congress — filed his official candidacy papers with the Federal Election Commission on Friday evening.
“I deserve a second chance as anybody does, and I still want to be able to make a positive impact,” Hall said, who is on probation through 2026.
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