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Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms
Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms A Massachusetts restaurant thanked its customers for their support during an "emotional week" after the owners received threats for serving World War II re-enactors wearing Nazi uniforms.  In a Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 18, the owners of Kith And Kin in Hudson, Massachusetts, said they were flooded with positive messages from customers and community members.  As you can imagine, it has been an emotional week for us. We have been greatly uplifted by the outpouring of love and support from the Hudson and surrounding communities. Our family and our staff cannot thank you enough f…
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA
Foreign Citizen Who Threatened To Assassinate Joe Biden, Donald Trump Goes To Prison In PA A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13.  Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation.  "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…
Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds
Aaron Hernandez's Brother Threatens To Shoot Up UConn, Makes Other Threats: Feds Dennis Hernandez, brother of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots, has been slapped with federal charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of Connecticut, officials said.  Hernandez, also known as “DJ Hernandez” and “Jonathan Hernandez,” has been charged with interstate threatening and stalking offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Friday, July 28.  According to federal officials, on both Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7, Hernandez, a 37-year-old Bristol resident, communicated wit…
Lynn Man Threatened To Put '2 Bullets' In Heads Of Former BJ's Co-Workers: DA Lynn Man Threatened To Put '2 Bullets' In Heads Of Former BJ's Co-Workers: DA
Lynn Man Threatened To Put '2 Bullets' In Heads Of Former BJ's Co-Workers: DA A 52-year-old man from the North Shore is facing charges for threatening to kill two BJ's employees after he was fired from the store for stealing this week, officials said.  David Brown, of Lynn, was charged with threatening to commit a crime, threatening a business, threats involving the use of a firearm, and two civil rights violations after appearing in Chelsea District Court on Thursday, May 4, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Brown apparently made threats against two of his former co-workers when he called the BJ's on Ward Street in Revere on Wednesday, May …
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death A 77-year-old man charged with a 52-year-old murder now faces accusations that he offered to pay a witness to lie on the witness stand in his defense and threatened others to repay debts, authorities said.  Arthur Massei was charged last year with first-degree murder in the 1971 stabbing and beating death of Natalie Scheublin in her Bedford home, the Middlesex District Attorney. A year later, prosecutors added more charges.  Following months of investigation, authorities charged Massei with solicitation to suborn perjury in a capital case, attempted extortion, solicitation to…
Boston Man With 15-Page Arrest Record Charged With Rape At Hotel: DA Boston Man With 15-Page Arrest Record Charged With Rape At Hotel: DA
Boston Man With 15-Page Arrest Record Charged With Rape At Hotel: DA A 49-year-old Boston man with a long criminal record now faces violent rape charges stemming from an incident in a hotel earlier this week, authorities said.  Herbert Jones faces charges of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery, and threats, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Jones was out on bail from an existing charge, so the judge revoked it for 60 days and added a $50,000 bail once that pre-trial lock-up runs out, the prosecutor said.  Police responded to the Doubletree Hotel on Washington Street around 8 a.m. on Mo…
Parent Threatened To Harm Concord Schools Superintendent: Reports Parent Threatened To Harm Concord Schools Superintendent: Reports
Parent Threatened To Harm Concord Schools Superintendent: Reports A disgruntled parent emailed Concord schools officials earlier this week and threatened to harm superintendent Dr. Laurie Hunter, CBS Boston reported.  John Grace, 50, is accused of sending a message on Monday, Dec. 12, that made specific threats, CBS reported, though police did not release what he said or why he was angry.  Concord police secured Hunter's office and placed a cruiser outside her home. Officers arrested Grace, searched his home, and seized his firearms, the news station reported.  Grace is being held under house arrest and is required to wear a GPS monitoring…
Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds
Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds For hours, Tufts University police in Medford scrambled from building to building in search of a man who repeatedly called and taunted them by saying he was hiding beneath a bed in a dorm room with a Taser and pistols. And he planned to use them on the student who found his hiding spot.  None of it was true.  Sammy Sultan, 49, of Hayward, Calif., plans to plead guilty to one count of making threats in interstate commerce related to calls he made in May 2021, the US Attorney for Massachusetts announced this week. Police arrested him in March.  Investigators said Sultan m…
Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend From Massachusetts Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend From Massachusetts
Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Ex-Girlfriend From Massachusetts A Connecticut man has admitted to cyberstalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend from Massachusetts after their relationship ended last year, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.  According to court documents, Marshall Fain, age 31, of New Haven, dated his ex-girlfriend for two years up until their breakup in August 2021.  A month later in September, Fain started sending death threats to his ex-girlfriend and members of her family via email and social media, the office reports. This continued through December.  Some of the messages included phrases like …
Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars
Boston-Area Man Under House Arrest For Pointing Replica Rifle At Passing Cars A Winthrop man is under house arrest for threatening people with a realistic-looking replica of an assault weapon, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.  Gregory Gill, age 23, was caught sitting atop a military vehicle and pointing the weapon at passing cars before Winthrop's Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 2, Hayden said.  Gill was also apparently shouting, "Heat shot, boom," loud enough for each car to hear. Gill and the weapon were later taken into police custody. Hayden commented on the fragility surrounding the incident following the recent m…
Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation
Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation A Boston man is facing several charges for allegedly making threats against the Boston Police officers while he was under investigation for extortion, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  The investigation began when Christopher Drayton, age 31, allegedly refused to return equipment to a former business associate unless they paid him up to $500 in return, the office reports.  During a call with a Boston Police detective, who was trying to resolve the issue, Drayton made statements about the detective's address and claimed to know the layout of his house.&…
Wanted Man Nabbed At MBTA Station After Asking Officer If He Was Stupid: Police Wanted Man Nabbed At MBTA Station After Asking Officer If He Was Stupid: Police
Wanted Man Nabbed At MBTA Station After Asking Officer If He Was Stupid: Police A Boston man, who had two warrants out for his arrest, was recently nabbed at an MBTA station in the city, authorities said.  Transit Police encountered Edward Morgan, 41, after responding to a report of illegal drug activity at track 7 of Back Bay station around 9:45 p.m. on June 9, police said.  When officers asked Morgan if he planned on taking any trains, Morgan responded by essentially asking if the officer was stupid, police added.  Police soon learned Morgan had two outstanding warrants for his arrest for destroying over $1,200 worth of property and threatening t…