Kansas Voicemail Trial Starts Amid Rising Threat Of Political Violence

Political nasty talk is at an all time high . . . Here's the local angle amid national news coverage of the topic that's often manipulated for partisan gain . . .

"The trial began amid what authorities says is a sharp rise in threats to the nation's lawmakers and their families. Prosecutors say THE SUSPECT became fixated on U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner and threatened to kill him in a June 5 voicemail left with the Republican congressman's Topeka office."

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Trial to open for man accused of threatening Kansas lawmaker

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A criminal trial was set to start Tuesday for a northeastern Kansas man who federal prosecutors say developed a fixation on U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner and threatened to kill him, at a time when authorities have seen a sharp increase in threats to the nation's lawmakers and their families.

Defense: Man harmless despite threat against Kansas lawmaker

TOPEKA, Kan. - A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman is harmless, believing he has a special relationship with God and his weapons are "meteors and plagues," not "knives and guns," a defense attorney argued Tuesday during a federal criminal trial.

Democrats talk of fear and shock over alleged plot by Republican candidate

US disinformation reporter A New Mexico man who unsuccessfully ran for state office as a Republican plotted a shooting spree targeting Democrats, police said. Solomon Pena, 39, conspired with and paid four other men to shoot into the homes of four local politicians.

Republican ex-candidate's arrest over shootings stokes political violence fears

The arrest of a New Mexico Republican election denier for gun attacks on the homes of Democratic opponents has brought new attention to the scourge of political violence by extremists, more than two years after the January 6 Capitol attack.

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