FBI arrests CT man after he allegedly threatened to shoot Republicans – Hartford Courant

FBI arrests CT man after he allegedly threatened to shoot Republicans  Hartford Courant

The FBI has arrested a Naugatuck man on charges he allegedly threatened to kill members of the Republican Party and a high-ranking public official on social media. The FBI has arrested a Naugatuck man on charges he threatened to kill members of the Republican Party and a high-ranking public official on social media. According to a release from David X. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scott Dyer, 35, was arrested Tuesday. He is accused of posting threatening comments on YouTube on Oct. 8 and 9, the release said. “I’m prepared to kill Republicans.

Eager to do it actually. I already have targets in my local community selected,” the release alleged Dyer said. “I have hundreds of people in an excel spreadsheet with as much info on them as I could get. I’ve been stockpiling hollow points and have some custom made drones with some… ‘neat’ features. Can’t wait for November. Gonna make a lot of people pay and I only accept Republican blood.” House Republican leader Vincent Candelora of North Branford said Thursday that he was perturbed that he had not been notified by law enforcement and learned about the FBI arrest from The Hartford Courant. “I’m actually shocked