GRAND BLANC (WWJ) – A Michigan man is facing charges for making online and voicemail threats, allegedly vowing to kill the FBI Director and a California Congressman.
Neil Walter of Grand Blanc has been charged with transmitting threats against FBI Director Christopher Wray and Democratic Congressman John Garamendi earlier this month.
A court document alleges Walter, 32, left a voice message at Garamendi's Washington, D.C. office, saying "John. Hey John. You're gonna die John. You're gonna die" on Nov. 3. The Florida number that left the message was traced back to Walter.
Garamendi's office contacted U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) the next day. A few days later USCP officials requested local law enforcement check on Walter after discovering his public Facebook page that had numerous comments "stating beliefs that half the Senators, the FBI, CIA, police, Tom Cruise, and Elon Musk are involved in a child slave rape ring, listing various locations where these rings are located, one of which identified the United States Capitol Building," according to the court document.
Further investigation revealed Walter made a comment intended for Garamendi that said "Have a nice life John, your [sic] gettin put down bud." The message was posted on Nov. 3, just hours before he allegedly left the voice message for Garamendi.
Just a couple weeks later on Nov. 19, Walter allegedly used his Facebook account to post the following comments to a live stream video of FBI Director Wray:
"Director Wray is going to die every single day multiple times a day for raping my family over and over and lying to them and myself about it I will kill you i will you I will kill you director Wray you will die I will kill you in self defense"
"Your sentence will be absolutely incredible in death over redundantly"
"Get prepared for your killings, out of self defense for violating my human rights and my girlfriends"
During the course of their investigation USCP requested local law enforcement conduct a welfare check on Walter. When a detective spoke with him, officials say Walter answered the door with a gun in his hand and initially refused to drop the gun or exit the residence.
After the detective instructed him to do so, Walter placed the handgun in the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt but kept his hand over the firearm during police contact. The detective said while no direct threats were made towards law enforcement, Walter did claim that he would defend himself against the U.S. government, according to the court document.
Family members told investigators that Walter suffers from "mental instability" and had been involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility and hospital in Florida, before being diagnosed with an unspecified psychosis.
He is being held until a detention hearing scheduled for next week.
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