A Texas man was charged in federal court with threatening a prominent health policy professional over her Covid-19 vaccination advocacy, ethnic background and gender, authorities say.
A Texas man was charged in federal court with threatening a prominent health policy professional over her Covid-19 vaccination advocacy, ethnic background and gender, authorities said Tuesday.
It says he"knowingly and willingly transmitted in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another" on July 12. In a statement, the Justice Department alleged that Harris texted the threats to the victim, identified in the indictment only as"Dr. L.W., who had been a vocal proponent" of vaccination.Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images fileof Baltimore identified the victim as Dr.
The U.S. attorney for Maryland, Erek L. Barron, said in a statement Tuesday,"We take seriously threats and intimidation, and this charge makes clear that such conduct will be prosecuted federally."
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