WICHITA FALLS, Texas - A Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, authorities
said.
Gavin Weslee Blake Perry, 27, of Wichita Falls, was charged
Wednesday with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate
commerce. According to federal prosecutors, Perry wrote on
Facebook that Democrats, including Pelosi, "will be removed at any
cost necessary and yes that means by
death."
Perry remained jailed Friday and court records do not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Federal prosecutors said Perry admitted making the Facebook posts and that he told law enforcement he did so because he wanted to warn Americans to beware of the
government.
If convicted, Perry faces up to five years in
prison.