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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMan suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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Mehdi Hasan
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Wonder if this will get even 1% of the attention on the right as the Kavanaugh restaurant protest. Unlike those peaceful protesters who Kavanaugh didnt even see, this guy was allegedly armed and yelling death threats outside @RepJayapal house.
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Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal
A neighbor told Seattle police she heard a man yell something like, "Go back to India, I'm going to kill you," according to prosecutors.
7:27 AM · Jul 12, 2022
Mehdi Hasan
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Wonder if this will get even 1% of the attention on the right as the Kavanaugh restaurant protest. Unlike those peaceful protesters who Kavanaugh didnt even see, this guy was allegedly armed and yelling death threats outside @RepJayapal house.
seattletimes.com
Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal
A neighbor told Seattle police she heard a man yell something like, "Go back to India, I'm going to kill you," according to prosecutors.
7:27 AM · Jul 12, 2022
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/man-suspected-of-hate-crime-for-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-u-s-rep-pramila-jayapal/
A 48-year-old South Seattle man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of a hate crime for threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, according to King County prosecutors.
A judge on Monday ordered the man remain jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail but denied prosecutors request for an anti-harassment order protecting Jayapal, said Casey McNerthney, a prosecutors spokesperson.
Jayapal, 56, is a former state senator who became the first Indian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. A Democrat, Jayapal represents Washingtons 7th Congressional District, which includes most of Seattle. Jayapal was born in India and came to the U.S. at 16 to begin college at Georgetown University.
Congresswoman Jayapal confirms that incidents occurred at her Seattle home on Saturday night when she was present. The Congresswoman and her family are safe and appreciate the many calls and good wishes she is receiving from constituents, spokesperson Siham Zniber wrote in an emailed statement Monday evening. She is very grateful for the swift and professional response from the Seattle Police Department, the U.S. Capitol Police, and the FBI investigators who are working together diligently on the investigation and ensuring that she and her family stay safe.
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Man suspected of hate crime for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jul 2022
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"but denied prosecutors' request for an anti-harassment order protecting Jayapal," n/t
PoliticAverse
Jul 2022
#1
Who is this Terrorist? His name should be released since he was arrested for his Hate Crime
MagickMuffin
Jul 2022
#2
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. "but denied prosecutors' request for an anti-harassment order protecting Jayapal," n/t
crickets
(25,981 posts)3. I don't understand that.
It would seem to be a no-brainer to provide an order of protection under the circumstances.
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)2. Who is this Terrorist? His name should be released since he was arrested for his Hate Crime
Come on I want to see what he looks like.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)4. His name was released, it's in the KOMO news article...