According to an affidavit, the Denver man in the summer of 2022 “made repeated telephonic threats of gun-based violence and retaliation” toward U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse that included “a clear racial animus”
A Denver man has been arrested after officials said he made numerous threatening calls to U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, that mentioned the congressman’s race and stance on gun control.
According to an affidavit, Kennedy in the summer of 2022 “made repeated telephonic threats of gun-based violence and retaliation” toward Neguse that included “a clear racial animus” and touched on Neguse’s stance on gun control. According to the affidavit, Kennedy is suspected of leaving 17 threatening voicemails with Neguse’s Boulder office between May 19 and June 6.
According to the affidavits, Kennedy at one point said, “I got me a [sic] AK-47 pointed directly at you,” and “You wanna take my gun away?… Maybe I shoot you.”a proponent of gun control legislationKennedy also makes references to white supremacy and to Neguse being an additional victim of the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., which is believed to be racially motivated. Neguse is Black, while Kennedy is white.
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