Michigan AG Charges Man Who Made Death Threats Against Biden, Pelosi And Whitmer – By Summer Concepcion (Talking Points Memo) / Mar 16 2021
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday announced charges against a man for making death threats against President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).
Michigan resident Joshua Docter, 21, is charged with one count of threat of terrorism and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. Both felony charges carry a 20-year maximum sentence, according to Docter’s charging document filed Monday.
Nessel’s office said in a statement that Docter turned himself on Tuesday and was arraigned on the charges.
The attorney general’s office said the FBI opened Docter’s case after the agency received tips regarding allegations that the Michigan man posted threatening posts on the social media platform iFunny.
