Winter Park man accused of threatening congressman dares feds to arrest him, and they do

[riversedge]

Source: wftv.com




by: Mark Boxley, Jeff Levkulich Updated: Mar 18, 2017 - 11:45 AM


WINTER PARK, Fla. -

...............“Well, videotape the arrest, come on guys. Come on Channel 9 News,” he said.

“There’s two agents over there. Why don’t they come arrest me? Why aren’t they arresting me?” he asked. “Because I haven’t done anything wrong. That’s why.”

Three minutes later agents pulled up to Howard’s home.

“We have a warrant for your arrest,” one agent told him.

“You have a warrant for my arrest?” Howard asked. “OK.”

He was put into a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office cruiser and driven to jail..............



See the incident in Winter Park as it unfolded (Warning: Graphic language)

Read more: http://www.wftv.com/news/local/exclusive-winter-park-man-accused-of-threatening-congressman-dares-feds-to-arrest-him-and-they-do/503747141

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The man is a dangerous nutcase.





Florida man charged with threatening to hunt down U.S. congressman and hang him from a lamppost

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-man-charged-threatening-hang-congressman-article-1.3002123





..... He then asked if the call was a violation of his First Amendment rights after he was told authorities had a recording of the voicemail.

The court documents show that Howard had called dozens of other congressman and senators over the past month, but it's not clear what he said to them.

One person who knows the Winter Park man said Howard believes the government is associated with a number of conspiracy theories.

Howard was charged with threatening to injure a person across state lines.

[dalton99a]

1. Sounds like an Alex Jones fan

[bathroommonkey76]

12. Looks and sounds like a Neo-Nazi.

Shaved head, lots of tattoos, and talks about wrapping a rope around the Congressman's neck.

[SkyDaddy7]

15. Do we know which Congressman yet?

And BTW...An "Alex Jones" adherent was the exact same thing that popped into my head when they began reading what was on the voicemail. Those folks are scary crazy!

[dalton99a]

16. No, he is still unidentified.

[SkyDaddy7]

17. Thanks. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I can't make up my mind whether he should be punished more severely if the

Congress member was unaffiliated with the party this jackass was registered in.

[monmouth4]

3. So happy Florida Man is living up to his rep..LOL..n/t

[IronLionZion]

4. He probably thought his hero Trump would let him slide

[PatrickforO]

5. LOL the guy couldn't believe he was being arrested after saying:

“I suggest you prepare for the battle (expletive) and the apocalypse,” the voicemail said. “Cause we’re going to hunt your (expletive) down, wrap a rope around your neck and hang you from a lamp post.”

“I didn’t threaten anybody,” Howard said when confronted with the federal complaint. LOL - I guess that is an alternative fact.

[ailsagirl]

6. such freaky people-- and it feels as if they're everywhere

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Even tho' I know we're the majority

I guess it's because even one of them can wreak terrible havoc, thus that makes them 1000x more toxic than a sane person

or maybe 1000000x

[paleotn]

7. Bu bye, wanker.

What a peach.

[llmart]

8. "Florida Man" strikes again...

My lord - Florida is full of these nutjobs.

[LakeArenal]

10. Oh we have plenty of them in Wisconsin...

Running our government...

[George II]

9. Ask and ye shall receive...

[bathroommonkey76]

11. The raw video on WFTV's site is worth watching. LOL

http://www.wftv.com/news/local/winter-park-man-accused-of-threatening-congressman-dares-feds-to-arrest-him-and-they-do/503747141

[bathroommonkey76]

13. Feds: Winter Park man cites KKK, Nazis in threat against congressman

Charles Zachary Howard is accused of calling a congressman’s office in Washington D.C., last week and leaving a voicemail rife with profanities and threats, a complaint alleges.

“...We’re going to hunt your a-- down, wrap a rope around your neck and hang you from a lamppost,” part of the voicemail said.

The congressman’s name was not released in court documents.

In the voicemail, Howard also mentioned the KKK, the Freemasons and Nazis and suggested the congressman should prepare for the “battle” and the “apocalypse,” prosecutors said.

Despite Howard calling from an unknown number, federal authorities were able to track the call to his phone in Winter Park, the complaint said.

Authorities interviewed Howard on Monday and he denied calling any members of Congress or the Senate.

When a federal agent said he had records detailing the call and the voicemail, Howard first asked if the phone call was a violation of his First Amendment rights then ended the interview, court records show.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-man-charged-congressman-threat20170317-story.html

[ManiacJoe]

14. Be careful what you ask for.

You just might get it!

[Stuart G]

18. Threatening someone with bodily harm is called..."assult"

Is it illegal to verbally threaten someone's life - Answers.com

www.answers.com › ... › Criminal Law › Is it illegal to verbally threaten someone's life?
Threatening people with bodily harm is called assault.
It is both a criminal and civil offense ...

I have read on that threatening is ... not protected... by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Neither is yelling "fire" in a crowded movie theater .. and there is another..which I do not recall.