Man accused of threatening to kill David Miscavige, Church of Scientology members

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An Illinois man has been arrested and charged on suspicion of threatening to assassinate the leader of the Church of Scientology, David Miscavige, and others affiliated with the church, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles.

Andre Barkanov is accused of making several phone calls to the Church of Scientology’s main telephone line and vowing to kill Miscavige, the church's upper echelon and “every single” member of the church, according to an affidavit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The alleged threats were first made July 21 in five phone calls ranging in duration from a few minutes to more than three hours, according to the affidavit filed by investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Church representatives handed over recordings and transcripts of the phone calls, according to the affidavit.

On July 23, eight more phone calls from the same telephone number were made to the church. In the last call, according to the affidavit, the message was blunt: "Tell [Miscavige] that we have a bullet for his forehead. OK? Thank you."

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-death-threats-david-miscavige-scientology-20160105-story.html

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1. Police: Woman drove car into Scientology doors because church is ‘evil’

A woman who police say plowed through the glass doors of the Church of Scientology building near the University of Texas campus Monday night told officers she thought the church was “evil” and that she drove her car into the lobby because she couldn’t find a rock to throw at it, her arrest affidavit said.

Erin McMurtry, 31, was charged with criminal mischief at a place of worship, a state jail felony, a few hours after the incident. She had been booked into Travis County Jail with bail set at $6,000, but as of Wednesday was no longer in custody.

Shortly before 9 p.m., witnesses in the Church of Scientology of Texas building on the corner of 22nd and Guadalupe streets told police they had seen the silver sedan parked on the Drag in the bike lane for about 10 minutes before watching it “methodically drive onto the curb in between poles” on the sidewalk in front of the entrance, the affidavit said.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/police-woman-drove-car-into-scientology-doors-beca/npksm/

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2. They used to try to get you to "come in and watch a movie"

at that Austin location in the 90s. I didn't know it was a drive in.