Posted on 09/19/2024 9:01:50 AM PDT by DCBryan1
Politics Alaska man charged with threatening to assassinate 6 Supreme Court justices By Melissa Quinn
September 19, 2024 / 11:37 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — An Alaska man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening to assassinate six members of the Supreme Court and harm two family members, the Justice Department said.
Panos Anastasiou, 76, is accused of sending more than 465 messages to the Supreme Court through an online portal, which included violent, racist, and homophobic rhetoric, according to court filings. Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said.
He faces nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce. Anastasiou appeared before a federal magistrate judge Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.
"We allege that the defendant made repeated, heinous threats to murder and torture Supreme Court Justices and their families to retaliate against them for decisions he disagreed with," Attorney General Merrick Garland, a former federal appeals court judge, said in a statement. "Our justice system depends on the ability of judges to make their decisions based on the law, and not on fear. Our democracy depends on the ability of public officials to do their jobs without fearing for their lives or the safety of their families."
The Supreme Court declined to comment on the charges. An attorney for Anastasiou was not listed in court records.
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Let me guess which 6...
More Democratic violence.
More than 50 years ago I lived in Alaska and Panos Anastasiou was a very common name. (sarc)
Trump’s fault
I guess it’s true what they say about getting “Hyderized” up thataway.
Hand him over to Florida Man for great justice.
How is Alaska becoming liberal ? Is it because of transplants from CA, OR, WA ?
>>>New threats coming out of the woodwork. Thanks liberal media for activating your lunatic left.
Spot on!
From the article:
The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority and has come under immense criticism in recent years for decisions on politically charged issues including abortion, guns and presidential power. In its most recent term, the six conservatives voted to find former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for official acts undertaken in the White House.
Gosh! I wonder wonder wonder what 6 he targeted?
Hmmmm…..
Garland yammering about “Our justice system and Our democracy” is just too, too rich.
RE: Alaska man charged with threatening to assassinate 6 Supreme Court justices
Let me guess who the other 3 NOT targeted justices are without first reading the article — They’re all WOMEN, right?
He may have accidentally included one of the other 3 which is why after 400+ they finally took action.
Doesn’t make sense. If he was a liberal targeting the conservatives, why would he be sending ‘racist and homophobic rhetoric’?
“The targeted justices are not named in the indictment and identified only as “Supreme Court justices 1-6.””
The regime saying it without saying it. Wouldn’t want to point out Democrat party violence against Republicans.
Tell it to Chuck Schumer.
Our democracy depends on the ability of public officials to do their jobs without fearing for their lives or the safety of their families."
Our REPUBLIC depends on the ability of We the People to live our lives with fearing for our lives due to the misconduct of public officials.
It sounds as though Panos has entered the Joe Biden Dead Zone. No can thinky no more.
Well... Justice Thomas is black.
None of the justices is homosexual as far as I know. Maybe he is just nuts.
“Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said...”
Hang? Beheading? Somewhat unusual threats.
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