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Man faces hate-crime charge in Dallas County over tweet that gave Kurt Eichenwald a seizure
The man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to Dallas-based journalist Kurt Eichenwald has now been indicted in Dallas County.
John Rayne Rivello, 29, is charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge carries a hate-crime enhancement.
Rivello, a resident of Salisbury, Md., was booked into the Dallas County Jail on Monday night and released around 2 a.m. Tuesday after posting bail.
Last week, Rivello was arrested at his Maryland home on a federal cyberstalking charge in connection with the case.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/03/21/man-faces-hate-crime-charge-dallas-county-tweet-gave-kurt-eichenwald-seizure
