Anti-Vaxxer Guilty Of Threat To Kill CA State Senator

The Bay City News reports:

A Contra Costa County Superior Court jury convicted a San Ramon man on gun charges and for threatening the life of a state senator who represents parts of San Mateo County, prosecutors said. Jurors in Martinez found Erik Triana, 51, guilty of threatening the life of state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, two counts of possessing assault weapons, two counts of manufacturing or assembling unregistered firearms (commonly known as ghost guns), and two counts of having a concealed firearm in a vehicle.

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Triana reportedly sent the threatening messages through the “contact me” portal on Wiener’s official government website and they were traced back to Triana’s workplace. In one message, he referenced late San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, who was murdered in 1978 along with Harvey Milk. Sentencing is scheduled for September 29th.

Erik Triana, 51, was also convicted on two counts of possessing assault weapons including an AR-15 among other crimes, prosecutors said. https://t.co/ib0kkrtayT

— Redwood City Patch (@RedwoodCPatch) September 19, 2022

Erik Triana convicted of threatening @Scott_Wiener (pic) in VM, “Expect visit from me & my rifle” after state sen. had initially proposed bill that would allow teens to get vaxxed w/o parental consent. Also guilty of having loaded AR-15, mags & ghost guns, per @ContraCostaDA pic.twitter.com/ePi5WyfaVb

— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) September 15, 2022