DOJ Charges Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s Former Florida Opponent With Threatening to Kill Rival

William Braddock was charged after allegedly threatening to send a ‘Russian-Ukrainian hit squad,’ the DOJ said.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) gives remarks during a rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 21, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the former primary opponent of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) was charged with threatening to kill a rival opponent during the 2022 election.

William Robert Braddock III, 41, was charged with threatening two people, the DOJ said, adding that one was his primary opponent in the 2022 election for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. He allegedly threatened to call a “Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to make the opponent “disappear,” court documents say.