A Mississippi man is in jail after being charged with threatening to kill Republican Sen. Roger Wicker last week
William C. Sappington is charged with threatening to injure or kill a United States official, a federal offense, according to court documents, and was ordered by a US magistrate judge to be held in jail pending trial during a Wednesday detention hearing. The incident adds to recent concerns about threats of violence against elected and public officials.
“Sappington told me that if he wanted to kill someone, he would just do it,” the FBI agent said in the court documents. Attorneys for Sappington declined to comment. The Associated Press first reported on Sappington’s arrest. Court records show that Sappington was arrested in 2014 for aggravated assault against his brother.
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