Colorado state police arrested a man accused of threatening the state’s top election official, court records showed on Friday, the first such detention since authorities began strengthening laws on election-related threats last year.
Kirk Wertz, 52, was arrested on Wednesday night and placed in Denver’s jail, the records show. He faces a felony charge of “retaliation” against an elected official.
On the morning of June 30, the office of Secretary of State Jena Griswold received a threat from a caller, according to Griswold’s office.
“Hey, I’ve got a message for the Secretary and I want you to pass it along: The angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ,” Griswold’s office said the caller stated….
Kirk Wertz, 52, was arrested on Wednesday night and placed in Denver’s jail, the records show. He faces a felony charge of “retaliation” against an elected official.
On the morning of June 30, the office of Secretary of State Jena Griswold received a threat from a caller, according to Griswold’s office.
“Hey, I’ve got a message for the Secretary and I want you to pass it along: The angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ,” Griswold’s office said the caller stated….
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