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Maine Batman Arrested After Facebook 'Threats'

Matt Cantor — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:28:38 CDT

Maryland's Batman is a superhero—but Maine's caped crusader is a little different. A Bar Harbor man who has created a Batman alter-ego was arrested for threats he made on Facebook Sunday (that's April 1) that he says were satirical jokes. "I demand payment of 1 million dollars or I...

Media, Lawmakers Get 'Pathogen' Mail Threats

Rob Quinn — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:23:00 CST

A mystery letter-writer is threatening to decimate Congress with biological agents. Letters, some of them containing a powdery substance found to be harmless, have been intercepted at the offices of several members of Congress, and at media organizations, including the Washington Post and Viacom, which received two letters addressed to...

US Ambassador to Syria Flees After Threats

Kevin Spak — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:42:05 CDT

US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford was pulled from the country this weekend, after the Obama administration received “credible threats against his personal safety,” a State Department spokesman announced today, accusing Bashar Assad’s regime of waging an “incitement campaign” against the ambassador. “At this point we can’t say when he...

Former Marine Arrested Over Biden Death Threats

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:41:01 CDT

A former US Marine was arrested Friday after threatening to kill Vice President Joe Biden, authorities say. Justin Alan Woodward was arrested upon his arrival in Hawaii from Thailand, and he admitted to Secret Service agents he had sent messages from Thailand, the AP reports. One expletive-ridden message, sent to...

Threats Left on White House Facebook Page

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:09:25 CDT

Amid heightened security as the nation marks a decade since 9/11, feds are investigating threats posted on the White House's Facebook page, reports NBC New York . "We'll come back U.S.A. One day only 11/9/2011," says one post, which shows a photo of Osama bin Laden. The second and...

UK Man Fined After Posting Threat on Facebook

John Johnson — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:27 CDT

A Northern Ireland man escaped jail but is out about $800 for making a death threat against a politician on Facebook. Darryl O'Donnell, a 31-year-old chef, posted that a particular member of parliament "should get a bullet in the head." The judge sentenced him to the fine and 5 months...

Threats Against Lawmakers Hit New High in 2010

Kevin Spak — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:05:27 CDT

As the health reform debate reached a fever pitch last year, so too did the threats against lawmakers. The FBI investigated at least 26 threats last year, according to documents obtained by the Hill, a significant upswing from the previous year, and more than any other year on record. Nearly...

Teen Charged After Facebook Threats

John Johnson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:27:05 CDT

A California teenager is in hot water after police say he created a fake Facebook account and used it to threaten classmates, reports the Los Angeles Times . The 17-year-old at Millikan High School in Long Beach faces charges of making criminal threats and obstruction of justice. “Posting a threat online...

Girls Arrested for Planning 'Attack a Teacher Day'

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:37:05 CST

Not a good idea: Inviting 100 of your friends to an event—planned on Facebook!—called “Attack a Teacher Day.” The student hosting the ill-advised event and five others who posted threats to teachers on the Facebook page were arrested last week and, not surprisingly, also suspended from school. The...