By ANN E. MARIMOW | The Washington Post | Published: March 12, 2021 WASHINGTON A U.S. Coast Guard officer who kept a cache of firearms and a target list of prominent Democratic lawmakers and media personalities is appealing his prison sentence this week in a case that could complicate how the government handles accused domestic terrorists who have not acted on alleged violent plans. Christopher Hasson, a former lieutenant arrested at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., was convicted last year on firearms and drug charges. Prosecutors also convinced the sentencing judge in Maryland to ratchet up his punishment with a terrorism-related penalty, presenting evidence that Hasson had researched and planned an attack on U.S. officials in support of white nationalism.
Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence
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By City News Service
Mar 2, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, said today that the longtime congresswoman has been the target of at least two recent death threats that are being investigated by Capitol Police detectives.
According to her office, a man from Kansas left a profane and racist message for Waters on Dec. 15 that included the words, “I got an AK47 and I ll use it if I have to.
On Feb. 8, a man from Mississippi called the congresswoman s district office and left a similar message threatening Waters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-San Francisco, according to her staff.