Detroit’s ABC affiliate reports:
Jack Eugene Carpenter III, 43, from Tipton, was arrested and charged with making the threats through social media.
The threats were made under a Twitter account in mid-February, and he reportedly wrote, “I’m heading back to Michigan now threatening to carry out the punishment of death to anyone that is jewish in the Michigan govt if they don’t leave, or confess, and now that kind of problem. Because I can Legally do that, right?”
On Wednesday morning, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she was one of the people who was a target.
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The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter. It is my sincere hope that the federal authorities take this offense just as seriously as my Hate Crimes &
Domestic Terrorism Unit takes plots to murder elected officials. https://t.co/RsUY5xMrxx— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 2, 2023
If you are a victim of a hate crime or have credible information about a hate crime, please contact the Michigan Department of Attorney General at 313-456-0180.
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 2, 2023