Missouri Man Charged With Threatening to Murder 2 US Congressmen

A southwest Missouri man accused of threatening two members from the U.S. House of Representatives has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

(L) U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, on June 17, 2020. (Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images); (R) Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) makes brief remarks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Feb. 11, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A southwest Missouri man accused of threatening two members from the U.S. House of Representatives has been indicted by a federal grand jury, officials announced Wednesday.

Prosecutors said 63-year-old Kenneth Hubert of Marionville threatened to assault and murder Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri.