WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested in the nation's capital and accused of threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and members of her family.
Seth Jason, of Maryland, was arrested in Washington after being indicted on four charges, according to court records released Thursday. Jason faces charges of influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a federal official by threat, interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure, and anonymous telecommunications harassment. Jason was in custody Thursday, and court documents do not list a lawyer for him.
The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, whom Trump has nominated to take over the position, announced the charges at a news conference Thursday. Pirro said Jason was a former Voice of America employee and a reserve officer with the Anne Arundel County Police Department.
The Justice Department said in a statement that an investigation revealed the calls to Greene were "made from various phone lines connected to studios and control rooms" at Voice of America headquarters.
Voice of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"You threaten a public official and you face the full force of the law crushing down on you," Pirro said Thursday. "There will be no mercy and no excuses."
Jason, the indictment alleged, “repeatedly threatened to assault and murder the family members of Marjorie Taylor Greene.”
The threats were made from Oct. 11, 2023, to Jan. 21, according to a government motion.
The alleged actions took place before Trump took office. The Voice of America, a broadcast outlet funded by the U.S. government but editorially independent, has been nearly dismantled since Trump returned to office, with hundreds of staff members terminated.
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