No Felony Charges for Democrat Nominee Who Issued Threats During BLM Protest

John Thompson, Minnesota Democratic candidate for district 67A, speaks during a protest outside the home of Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll and WCCO reporter Liz Collin, in Hugo, Minn., on Aug. 15, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

No felony charges will be filed against a Minnesota Democrat who threatened to burn a city down during a Black Lives Matter event outside the home of a police union president over the weekend.

John Thompson, a left-wing activist who won a primary race for House District 67A last week, joined others Saturday in gathering outside the residence of Bob Kroll, the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, and Liz Collin, a reporter for WCCO.