Illinois Man Arrested for Threatening Violence at Biden Inauguration

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 28, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

A suburban Chicago man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to commit violence at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Louis Capriotti, 45, left a voicemail on Dec. 29, 2020, for a U.S. House member from New Jersey, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch said.