By Susan Davis
Washington state resident Charles Alan Wilson was arrested by federal agents today for death threats he made against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her vote in favor of health-care legislation, the Associated Press reports.
- Sen. Patty Murray (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Wilson left several messages from a blocked number on her office voicemail in which he said she was a target and “it only takes one piece of lead.” In other messages Wilson said “I hope somebody puts a [expletive] bullet between your [expletive] eyes,” and “I do believe that every one of you [expletive] socialist democratic progressive [expletives] need to be taken out.” He also stated, “I want to [expletive] kill you.”
Murray’s office reported the voicemails to authorities who traced the call to Wilson’s home.
Wilson has a .38 caliber revolver registered under his name as well as a permit to carry a concealed weapon. In order to confirm that he was the caller in question, an agent posted as a member of a group that supports repealing the health-care law. Wilson confirmed to the agent that he made the calls to Murray’s office. “I do pack, and I will not blink when I’m confronted. … It’s not a threat, it’s a guarantee,” he told the agent.
Wilson was charged with one count of threatening a federal official. He is scheduled to appear in court today.
Murray’s office declined to comment on the arrest.
Just last week, a man was arrested in Pennsylvania for threatening the life of Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second-ranking House Republican.
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