A California man has been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), according to to a Friday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, California, allegedly made the threats due to Wills’ lawsuit against former President Trump.
In October of last year, Shultz “allegedly posted several comments on two separate YouTube livestream videos” that “threatened District Attorney Willis with violence and murder, including a statement that she ‘will be killed like a dog,’ of agreement with Buchanan, Shultz’s indictment and “other information presented in court,” the press release said.
“Threats against any individual, trustworthy or not, are a very serious crime that the FBI will not tolerate,” FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Keri Farley said in the statement. “Threats of violence against government officials, specifically, threaten the very fabric of our democracy. We want everyone to know that if you engage in such behavior, you will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Willis thanked “U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan, his team, and the FBI for believing that the life of an African-American elected official has value and for their diligent efforts to ensure the safety of me, my team, and our families” in a statement , according to Fox5 Atlanta.
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