Capitol Police Investigating 2 Death Threats Against Rep. Maxine Waters

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03 March, 2021

1:09 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — At least two recent death threats against Rep. Maxine Waters are under investigation by Capitol Police detectives. There have been an increase in "menacing calls" to Waters' office since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, according to her office. The latest threat was from a Mississippi man, who left a message on Feb. 8 that said if he didn't have a child, he would take his "AR and spray Pelosi, YOU, Swalwell, Sheila Jackson Lee…" And on Dec. 15, a Kansas man called and left a racist and profane message that included, "I got an AK47 and I'll use it if I have to." Read more at CBS Los Angeles