A Minnesota lobbyist is facing felony charges after he allegedly threatened to shoot people at the Minnesota State Capitol just days after a lawmaker in the state was assassinated and another critically injured.
Jonathan Michael Bohn – who has made numerous donations to Democratic causes including Hillary Clinton‘s presidential campaign – was arrested on Wednesday after making the threats via text message.
The 41-year-old Bohn works as the public affairs director of the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO). He made his first appearance in Carver County District Court on Friday.
In court, prosecutors said he had texted someone that he was ‘excited to have his gun at the capitol and blow someone’s effing face off’.
The criminal complaint, seen by KARE11, prosecutors claim he also said that: ‘After January 6, I bought a pistol.
‘Today I bought 500 bullets. I can’t wait to shoot one of you mother******* in the face,’ he wrote.
Officials said that a search of his home uncovered a firearm and he was placed under arrest.
According to the Minnesota House GOP, the text was received by a constituent of Rep. Jim Nash who then reported it to the authorities.
The outlet also reported that Bohn cried throughout his first appearance as Judge Eric Braaten set his bond at $1 million and ordered him to not contact the person he had text.
Bohn was also ordered to stay at least a half a mile radius away from the Capitol complex.
His attorney, John Lesch, said Bohn was engaged in a political argument when he made the comments.
Lesch contended that the remarks were inappropriate but didn’t mean to convey an actual intent to harm anyone.
He told the court that Bohn had been angered by a post that had mocked two of his friends, Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman.
Hortman was murdered last week alongside her husband Mark, while the same gunman also attempted to kill Hoffman and his wife.
Authorities say Trump supporter Vance Boelter, 57, is responsible for the killings, he was arrested late on Sunday night following an extensive manhunt.
Boelter was charged with a total of six federal counts – two for stalking, two for murder, and two for shooting and firearms offenses.
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