Washington man charged with cyberstalking after texting racist death threats to House candidate
Source: Raw Story
Washington man charged with cyberstalking after texting racist death threats to House candidate
Erin Corbett
15 Nov 2016 at 17:34 ET
Sharlaine LaClair started receiving racist death threats via text message from an unknown number in the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, the Bellingham Herald reports.
LaClair, a member of the Lummi Tribe, was a Democratic candidate running for the Washington State House of Representatives. She ultimately lost to the Republican incumbent, Luanne Van Werven.
She reported the text messages to police in late October and the FBI identified Skip Edward Saunders of Lynden as the sender.
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