Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Republican Congresswoman

Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Republican Congresswoman
Committee chairwoman Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) during a House Budget Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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A man was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making death threats toward Republican Congresswoman Rep. Diane Black.

The suspect, identified as Clifton Ward, threatened “to assault and murder” the congresswoman, who is running for governor in Tennessee, according to an indictment filed on June 26 in the U.S. District Court in Chattanooga.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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