Man Arrested for Making Threat Against Colorado Senator
- Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:27pm by
Meredith Jessup
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A Colorado man has been arrested after police say he threatened to shoot Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet’s staff members. John Troy Davis, 44, now faces federal charges after making a series of phone calls to the Democrat’s Denver office over the past month.
Sen. Michael Bennet
According to the FBI, Davis called the senator’s office a number of times to complain about his Social Security benefits. But during a phone call last Thursday, Davis told one staffer that he was “a schizophrenic” who needed help.
“I’m just going to come down there and shoot you all,” Davis said, according to the criminal complaint. “To get your attention, I will go down there and set fire to the perimeter,” he reportedly said, adding that he “may go to terrorism.“ Davis also told the unnamed staff that he ”killed that woman,” thought it’s not clear at this point what woman he was talking about.
Davis was promptly arrested on Friday and was scheduled to appear in Denver federal court Monday afternoon. He is accused of violating federal law in making threats to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official.
Since the arrest, U.S. Capitol police say they have added extra security patrols around Bennet’s Denver home and office.
“We can confirm that there was a threat against Senator Bennet’s office and that the FBI working with the Capitol Police have arrested the individual responsible for the threat,” Bennet spokesman Adam Bozzi said Monday.
“Michael has full confidence in the law enforcement agencies handling the case and remains focused on his job serving the people of Colorado,” Bozzi added.
The threat to Sen. Bennet occurred before the attempted murder of an Arizona congresswoman on Saturday, a shooting incident that killed six people and wounded 14 others.
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Comments (61)
Center right
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 3:40amJust another thing for the left to blame on conservatives. Do they really believe what they say or do they just do it for political points.
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CanteenBoy
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 12:44amwhiteteaparty:
Please learn to spell before you post your rants so that people might, just might (ha), take you seriously…
“waist time” hahahahahaha!
Report Post »IVillageIdiot
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:56pmSo… two things:
1. If the guys is already under arrest, why the extra security?
2. If we already have laws that (apparently) allowed for the arrest of this person for making threats, THEN… why do the Dems need to create NEW laws in order stop the next Safeway debacle?
Report Post »Bentw57
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:39pmSince he evidently used a telephone to call and make those threats,, we had better outlaw those darn phones before they kill someone, or raise the excise taxes on them
Report Post »Ella
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:18pmIs there a full moon?
Report Post »1911VALOR
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:01pmHey whiteteaparty…don’t overcook my fries. And quit asking me if I want grape jelly on my hashbrowns.
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:35pmYou know I worked at a diner when I was putting myself thru college and I never asked anyone if they wanted grape jelly for their hashbrowns. Your post to whiteteaparty seems personal.
I have a feeling it’s you who works at a diner/restaurant. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 12:48amWasilla…..you are WHITETEAPARTY and BECKISNUTS. You have as many screen names as personalities!
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:50pmI think that all persons that make physical threats against any elected official should be investigated.
Who knows how close to the edge these people are? I worry for Sarah Palin (who holds no office).
There is some identical language on this site that Loughner used in reference to Gifford. Loughner wrote that Gifford is “a stupid (b-word) who knows nothing about anything”.
I’ve seen the exact same words written about Palin here by “Left” writers. I hope that none of them can get to Palin.
Report Post »OHSAYCANYOUSEE
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:44pm@FOXHOLE
Yes, did you happen to notice that both were Americans too?
Report Post »GoingBeck
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:35pmPrediction: An armed Democrat congressman carrying a gun for protection
Report Post »will kill an innocent civilian out of paranoia.
TheTruthDude
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:33pmAll the crazies are comin out of the woodworks… things just keep getting weirder and weirder
Report Post »knuckle dragger
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:18pmMade threat two days before the weekend shootin’….hm?
Report Post »Seems….politicized!
N37BU6
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:12pmNobody on the left cared when Lou Dobbs had shots fired at his house.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:45pmHave to ask….are we past The Blase’ and back to The Blaze yet?? lol
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:11pmIt’s official: conservative leaders are responsible for the actions of everyone in America.
But Al Gore gets a pass on the Discovery Network hostage situation…
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:11pmAl who? God, it’s freezing in CA.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:33amIt was 28* in Texas this morning. brrrrrrrrrr
Report Post »Taxachusetts
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:09pmI wonder if his threats got recorded ?
Report Post »ladyda
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:05pmHere we go….nuts out of the woodwork & Dem’s smiling all the way to the fairness doctrine.
Report Post »ottodiedacktick
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:18pmWhat the libs want is censorship. You can’t criticize anything they do or say; you simply have to take it. At one time, I was a total lib, but they have lost me completely. The Dems are an embarrassment. Here is a funny vid explaining censorship. It’s not politically correct, so beware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6TMpmhGrY
Report Post »Hyena
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:59pm@ WHIITETEAPARTY…….where are you and your BS comments?!
I‘m sure you haven’t gone far.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:04pmHe’ll be right back…..his momma called him home for supper.
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:10pmLol!!!
Report Post »Taxachusetts
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:18pmEven negative attention suffices his Lonely Little Life. Don’t feed into him, you’ll feel better.
Report Post »boris_the_blade
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:30pmJust ignore the meat stick, report his comments and he’ll go away soon enough.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:46pmOh no, it’s my fault.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:07pmFinally!!!! Someone who accepts responsibility for their bad behavior! If it’s ok by you, I’m gonna blame you for my rapidly receding hairline as well……so….uh….Curse you, MTNCLIMBERJIM!!!!! And curse you bunch of liars who market Rogain!!!!!
Report Post »Pragmatica
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:43pmSimilar to the Gifford’s situation, this situation appears more about mental illness than political ideology! The left or right is not to blame. Mental illness is to blame.
Report Post »GoingBeck
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:42pmPredictable MSM reaction? He’s a right-wing nut.
Report Post »DMD
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:41pmBush’s fault on this one
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:41pmNever get between a deranged person and their entitlements.
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:40pmSo far, both politicians have been Democrats.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:50pmSo, what is this fruitcake? If I had to guess, I’d say he was a lib.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:57pmMy guess is, the other commonality will be that this insane person didn’t think his congressman was being liberal enough. I believe that was the case in AZ – the gunmen thought his Dem Congresswoman was a traitor to her party. This moron in Colorado probably felt the same way since he is complaining about the level of his government entitlements.
Then again, there is a chance that the only common denominator is that they are both just crazy.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:40pmWhy do I have a feeling that this is a set up by the progressives?
Report Post »civilunrestnow
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:40pmThreatening to shoot staffers is not the same as threatening the senator. It’s like threatening to kill the janitor of a police station and charging him with threatening to shoot police officers. He sounds deranged…
Report Post »Highland
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:37pmDarn you, Beck, you’ve done it again! No, wait, this one’s on Rush. Or Palin. Oh, geez, let’s just blame all of you.
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:51pmPalin’s got blood on her hands…. oh, wait, it’s Caribou blood…darn better luck next time.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:53pmQuick! Call Sheriff Dimwit…he will have all the answers….or make them up as he goes.
Report Post »Ellie
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:00pmActually Crazy begets Crazy so Saturday’s shooting _must_ have been caused by this guy:
“Davis was promptly arrested on Friday and was scheduled to appear in Denver federal court Monday afternoon. He is accused of violating federal law in making threats to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official.”
Clearly this guy’s violation of the existing federal law by making threats to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official did not stop JLL from acting out on Saturday so we must make a new law that crazy criminals can also ignore.
Criminals don’t obey laws.
Report Post »WHIITETEAPARTY
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:08pmIt was probably on palins target map, and if it wasnt she was thinking it. To anyone thinking about food insurance dont waist you time. On the first I saw the mailman come to the mailbox(payday). I got so excited i dropped my mayo sandwich. I tried to file a claim and they denied me. Should have known. MSNBC said all beck partakes in is scams.
trolltrainer
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:28pmHey whiiteteaparty,
I thought your mom told you to come out of that basement for dinner? Why you still on the computer?
Report Post »ilovethiscountry
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:32pmSound to me like we don’t need new laws. The ones we have are working.
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:34pmI don’t care what his political leanings are. I am sick to DEATH of that crap! Judge him on his own merit, and what the VOICES IN HIS HEAD told him to do! Stop feeding the fires, Blazers!
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:36pm@TROLL….no, you got WTP all wrong! he is simply using sarcasm to demonstrate the insanity of the left! I still want my prize for being the first to call you on that, white….
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:51pmSorry MySacredHonor,
I called him first! I even know who it is! Check my post here:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/loughner-denied-bail-in-first-court-appearance/comment-page-2/#comments
Page 2, third down. Check the time stamp!
Roflmao! But we can play with WTP’s clone if he ever gets back. He can use some straight men.
Report Post »realchange
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:57pmIs John Troy Davis a conservative? I bet not since the news reports have not made those accusations.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:04pmAnd here we are. Hmmm… there IS a law. If you threaten a US congressperson, you can be brought up on charges! Who would have thunk it!
Well, it does make COMMON SENSE! This is in scarce supply these days, and it is refreshing to see it in action, unlike the hue and cry coming from the MSM RE: the AZ tragedy.
Steve
http://stephencharles-poppin-off.blogspot.com/
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:41pmI wonder if someone kills a doctor Obama will be blamed since he said they remove children’s tonsils for extra money…
Report Post »The_Truth
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:48pmAnyone remember this was the same Senator overheard saying to his staffer “This is rigged” same guy. You have a lady who voted against Pelosi and now Bennett.
Report Post »Grady Curve
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:52pmI ask all of you to be relentless in calling these liars out in the public forum…. they must go down in shame…
Report Post »Killa From Wasilla
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:38pmAnother Democrat being threatend. Does this surprise anyone?
God Bless us all and pray for peace.
Report Post »butchcoolidge
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:52pmWhen will they learn? The ones who shoot thier mouth off are not the ones you have to worry about…
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 2:24amNOOOOOO! Its big government that did it don’t you see? He wants his Social Sec benefits and he’ll kill to get them. Soon we are gonna have a lot more just like him but sane when the cash turns to garbarge.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 10:48amThe left takes old peoples SSN / cuts their benefits, raids their medicare while blaming the right, do the idiots actually think the old people aren’t going to actually notice who is raping them?
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