Ohio Rep. says helium was "run disconnected the road"
A antheral who allegedly ran Rep. Max Miller "off the road" successful Rocky River, Ohio, showed a Palestinian emblem and threatened the congressman has turned himself in, constabulary said Friday.
The Rocky River Police Department identified the operator arsenic Feras Hamden, 36, from Westlake, Ohio. They obtained a warrant for his apprehension aft Miller signed a transgression ailment for aggravated menacing, and filed a question for a transgression extortion bid against the driver.
Hamden turned himself successful aft the warrant was issued, constabulary said. He is awaiting his archetypal tribunal appearance. The lawsuit remains nether investigation, constabulary said. State and national authorities, including the U.S. Capitol Police, are besides progressive successful the investigation.
"In little than 24 hours, the USCP received notification of a menace against a Member of Congress, had boots connected the ground, collaborated with the section constabulary department, and the fishy successful the lawsuit was arrested that aforesaid evening," acting Capitol Police Chief Sean Gallagher said successful a statement. "This lawsuit is simply a premier illustration of the USCP's stance towards threats against our elected officials. We volition proceed to person a zero-tolerance policy."
Ohio Rep. Max Miller describes "unhinged" incident
"Some unhinged, deranged antheral decided to laic connected his horn and tally maine disconnected the roadworthy erstwhile helium couldn't get my attention, to amusement maine a Palestinian flag, not to notation decease to Israel, decease to me, that helium wanted to termination maine and my family," Miller, a Republican, said successful a video posted connected X.
The congressman, who is Jewish, called it "blatant antisemitic violence."
Miller said connected X helium reported the contented to section authorities and the U.S. Capitol Police, adding, "We cognize who this idiosyncratic is." The Rocky River Police Department successful Ohio confirmed to CBS News that the incidental was reported, but did not supply immoderate further details. Capitol Police did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. Rocky River is simply a suburb of Cleveland.
The congressman did not elaborate connected the alleged threats. CBS News has reached retired to Miller's bureau for further details.
Threats against lawmakers and different public officials, including judges and prosecutors, person risen successful caller years, Capitol Police and the U.S. Marshals Service say. The U.S. Capitol Police says it investigated 9,474 "concerning statements and nonstop threats" against members of Congress and their families and unit past year, up from astir 8,000 the twelvemonth prior.
The concerns were amplified aft Minnesota authorities Rep. Melissa Hortman and her hubby Mark were fatally shot implicit the weekend, and authorities Sen. John Hoffman and his woman were injured successful a abstracted shooting. The suspect, Vance Boelter, was charged successful the shootings, and authorities accidental they recovered a database of names and addresses for different nationalist officials successful the suspect's SUV.
House Democratic leaders said successful a statement, "We condemn successful the strongest imaginable presumption the onslaught connected Congressman Max Miller and his household and are thankful they are safe. The emergence successful governmental unit successful this state is unacceptable."
CBS News has reached retired to House Speaker Mike Johnson's bureau for comment.
Hunter Woodall contributed to this report.
Joe Walsh is simply a elder exertion for integer authorities astatine CBS News. Joe antecedently covered breaking quality for Forbes and section quality successful Boston.
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