Federal Charges Accuse Man of Jewish Center Video Threat
Federal authorities are announcing charges against an Ohio man accused of threatening a Jewish community center in a video that police say shows him shooting a rifle.
Police in New Middletown in northeastern Ohio arrested 20-year-old James Reardon on Aug. 16 after police say he posted a video on social media last month of himself shooting a semiautomatic rifle.
The video included sounds of sirens and screaming with the caption: “Police identified the Youngstown Jewish Family Community shooter as local white nationalist.”
A federal charge filed Aug. 19 and unsealed Thursday charges Reardon with transmitting threatening communications via interstate commerce.
Police say they found weapons and anti-Semitic information at Reardon’s home.
A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.
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