Man arrested in Threat Made to Florida Rep 1 hour after Tucson Shooting

[Kregisen]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/man-arrested-in-threat-made-against-stuarts-rep-1226131.html


A self-described Massachusetts "political activist" was arrested Monday night and charged with sending a threatening e-mail to Florida Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, an hour after the Arizona shooting that killed six and critically injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

The unsigned e-mail, sent to Snyder's state House of Representatives address on Jan. 8, told the legislator to "stop that ridiculous law if you value your and your familie's lives."

Snyder has proposed a bill cracking down on illegal immigration for Florida in a manner similar to what Arizona has done.

Snyder said Tuesday he reported the e-mail to the Martin County Sheriff's Office and state Capitol security officials in Tallahassee.

According to TCPalm.com and other published reports, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that Manuel E. Pintado, 47, of Northampton, Mass., used a public access wireless connection at a Starbucks a few blocks from his home to send the e-mail.

TCPalm reported that Pintado was being held in a Massachusetts jail pending his transfer to face charges in Martin County. He is under a $450,000 bail on charges of corruption by threat and sending a written threat to kill or do bodily harm. The charges are second- and third-degree felonies.

The Martin County sheriff's report said Pintado called himself a "political activist" and admitted sending the threatening e-mail. According to the report, Pintado said that he meant no physical harm to Snyder, "but added he was glad the e-mail made him nervous."

"In today's environment, I just treated it on its face value. It was what it was - it was a threat," said Snyder, a career law enforcement officer before winning the state House seat in 2006. "I figured it would be foolhardy to not be responsible and report it."

Snyder, who is running for Martin County sheriff in 2012, added, "If he thought that I was supposed to back off from the bill, he's sadly mistaken."

[kah13176]

When he says "If you value you and your familie's lives", he's probably referring to the effects of the law, NOT insinuating that he's going to incite violence. People are fucking stupid.

[aGameOfThrones]

It's funny that people say this was a threat, but if a cop tells you, "It's going to get even more deadly(while holding a gun)," (some)people don't consider that a threat.

"stop that ridiculous law if you value your and your familie's constituents livesLiberties."


Example:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjI138u1z0

[Kregisen]

When he says "If you value you and your familie's lives", he's probably referring to the effects of the law, NOT insinuating that he's going to incite violence. People are fucking stupid.

That's a really good point. I just skimmed it over quickly last night and posted it in hopes of people replying to it by the time I read it this morning.