"Police charged Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, on Oct. 18 for making a terroristic threat, a Class D felony. Moynihan was arraigned before the Town of Clinton Court, remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. The State Police worked with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Poughkeepsie and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate the case and make the arrest."
"According to court documents obtained by CBS News, Moynihan allegedly wrote in text messages that he planned to eliminate Jeffries at an event on Monday; the minority leader gave an address to the Economic Club of New York. Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC I cannot allow this terrorist to live, Moynihan allegedly wrote, according to court documents obtained by CBS."
Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, was charged on Oct. 18 with making a terroristic threat, a Class D felony, for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Moynihan was arraigned in Town of Clinton Court, remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center, and scheduled to appear in court. State Police, the Poughkeepsie Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated and made the arrest. Court documents allege Moynihan texted that he planned to eliminate Jeffries at an Economic Club of New York event. Moynihan was among roughly 1,500 Capitol rioters pardoned by President Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, and previously served 21 months after a 2023 felony sentence for obstruction of an official proceeding.
Read at www.amny.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]