Oakland County Man Arrested For Threatening Secretary Of State Benson

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A 72-year-old Oakland County man is under arrest and facing possible terror charges for alleged threats against the Secretary of State. Michigan State Police Lieutenant Mike Shaw says there were two threats made against Democrat Jocelyn Benson. One was left on a voicemail, anther phoned in to a worker at Benson’s Lansing office. Shaw won’t reveal exactly what the threat was or what was said, but he says it was against Benson personally and over the suspect’s dislike of her politics.

“He was arrested, transported to the (MSP) post where he was interviewed and later lodged in the Oakland County Jail,” says Shaw. He adds they have the case turned over to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, “looking at possibly charging him with making terrorist threats.”

The charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.