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, 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.
Hubert has been charged in a three-count indictment on Feb. 23, which was made public on Wednesday upon the suspect’s arrest and initial court appearance.
Prosecutors allege Hubert threatened to kill Cleaver on Jan. 7 with the “intent to impede, intimidate, and interfere” with his official duties. The statement doesn’t specify how he allegedly threatened Cleaver.