FBI arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot people at Texas Pride parade | Texas
Federal officials in Texas arrested a man allegedly threatening to hit people at the LGBTQ+ parade to avenge the Murder of Charlie Kirk.
According to the court documents displayed by Guardian, on September 18, the FBI’s field office in DALLAS, Texas, Abilene, the police, was informed about online threats from a local default.
Defined as Joshua Cole, the SCIENCE is claimed to have used a Facebook account under the name of “Jay Dubya ve and that he threatened to firming on 20 September at a pride parade in Abilene.
“I say to the parade ceremonies, I say that we are locked and pay back to the passage ceremonies, Cole Cole refers to the political activity on the right.
Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University (UVU) on September 10th.
Inspectors referred to interviews with people close to the suspect in the case and claimed that Utah prosecutors killed Kirk after Tyler Robinson perceived Kirk’s “hatred .. The inspectors said that the year before the murder of Robinson’s Kirk’s murder, he said that he became “more gay and trans rights -oriented”.
Another comment that Cole allegedly wrote about Abilene Pride Parade wrote: “Like only 30, we can send a clear message to the rest.” It is claimed that Cole, who calls LGBTQ+ an insult to destroy people, wrote: “Come on, my brother hunting.”
In a sworn declaration, FBI special agent Sam Venuti wrote that the researchers confirmed that the “Jay Dubya” account belongs to Cole.
Venuti said he was trying to communicate with Cole in the workplace where he was employed last year. However, the employer said that Cole was “just quit” and ında jumped out of the facility with anger.
According to Venuti’s statement, it was reported that his colleagues defined him as a “hot head ..
Shortly after, the local police made a traffic stop on Cole, where Venuti was present.
When the representative told Cole he wanted to “talk to him about his online activity, Venuti said,“ Cole then sighed and showed that he had a body posture. [he] He knew the reason for our discussion ”.
Venuti’s declaration Cole’s “does not look puzzled,” he added.
Cole was later detained. According to the FBI, Cole waived his rights against accusing himself and agreed to have a weapon-having weapons during the-questioning, to operate the “Jay Dubya” Facebook account and to make threatening publications.
The declaration states that Cole acknowledges that a reasonable person can interpret his comments as a threat ”. He also said that he did not believe that he should be allowed to be allowed to be allowed to be gay pride, but he refused to “take action or hit the passage participants”.
In the declaration, Venuti concluded Cole’s “threats are not conditional”.
“Threats were specific, Ven Venuti wrote. “The threats were also specific to a specific set of sacrificially: the people who participated in the gay pride pass ceremony.”
Based on evidence, he wrote the FBI agent, believed that Cole was a possible reason for arrest to violate a federal law. ban Threatening communication.
Cole can be sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years if convicted, The Institute of Legal Information of the School of Cornell University Law.
After being imprisoned, Cole briefly appeared in a preliminary hearing in which a judge was in custody.
A lawyer listed for Cole did not respond immediately to the request for comments.
Abilene Pride Alliance published on September 26th Public expression About the event.
Uz We want to make sure that our community is always the security of everyone in Pride and that it will continue to be our greatest priority, ”they wrote. “Fast action and constant effort [authorities] It reflects its commitments to protect our city and to make pride in safe, inclusive and celebration space for everyone. “
Trump administration, which threatened to destroy the left groups against Kirk’s views, did not explain and explained Cole’s arrest.
