Flint-area man threatened FBI director, congressman in latest extremism case (MI)

[Nevilledog]

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A Flint-area man vowed to kill FBI Director Christopher Wray and threatened a Congressman from California after ranting online about child sex trafficking, a central element of QAnon and other conspiracy theories, according to a federal complaint unsealed Tuesday.

Grand Blanc resident Neil Matthew Walter, 32, was arrested and charged in federal court with transmitting threats, a charge that carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.

The unsealed filing details the latest allegation of domestic extremism or national security threats involving Michigan residents in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. In recent days, federal prosecutors in Metro Detroit have charged a member of the far-right anti-government Boogaloo movement and a Westland man accused of trying to provide support to the Islamic State terrorist group and possessing a destructive device.
In the latest case, members of the U.S. Capitol Police launched an investigation earlier this month before notifying the FBI.

On Nov. 3, Walter targeted Congressman John Garamendi, a Democrat, by leaving a voicemail message that says: "John. Hey John. You're gonna die John. You're gonna die," according to an FBI agent's affidavit unsealed in court.

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[Siwsan]

1. He's from a part of Genesee County that is DEEP red

I did a little check on this guy. It appears that he lives with his parents in a $300,000 house, out in Grand Blanc Township. Deep red and steeped in Q. (I grew up in the city of Grand Blanc. Ever so slightly different demographic. It's now pretty 'purple' when it comes to elections.)

One of the most frightening things about the whole Qanon thing is how it seeps in to the minds of people who suffer from forms of mental instability. This guy kind of sounds like a classic example.