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Charges filed against woman who allegedly threatened Board of Canvassers chairperson
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WAYNE COUNTY The FBI has filed charges against a 23-year-old woman for allegedly threatening Wayne County Board of Canvassers Chairperson Monica Palmer, a Grosse Pointe Woods Republican.
In a complaint filed Dec. 22 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the FBI charged Katelyn Jones with threats of violence through interstate commerce against the United States. The U.S. is named as the plaintiff in the case.
According to the complaint, Jones has a driver’s license out of Olivet, Michigan, but was staying at her mom’s home in New Hampshire when she was arrested Dec. 22.
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