Florida man arrested after threatening Democrats, citing Ilhan Omar 9/11 comments

Published April 19, 2019 7:48pm ET



A Florida man was arrested Friday after he allegedly left Democrats racist and profanity-laced threatening voicemails.

In the messages, the caller used racial slurs to refer to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and referenced her comments about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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