Las Vegas police probing death threats made to NV Democrats

[Rose Siding]

According to the Rolling Stone interviews, the calls did come from different states, so the FBI would have jurisdiction.

And bonus shout out on the situation from the Veep-

The Las Vegas Police Department opened an investigation into death threats directed at top officials of the Nevada State Democratic Party, a spokesman tells Newsweek.

“We are investigating that at this time,” a department spokesman, Larry Hadfield said in a brief interview. He called the probe “an open investigation into some of the death threats made to Democratic office holders that reside in our jurisdiction.”

A spokesman for the FBI, which investigates threats to federal office holders, responded with “no comment” when asked whether the bureau was involved in the Nevada investigation.

But a federal law enforcement officials tells Newsweek that “the FBI would definitely be able to find a way into that. It would depend on whether the calls were intrastate or interstate and things like that. And of course the U.S. Attorney [for Las Vegas] would have to determine whether they had a viable case to prosecute. There are a lot of factors, but a death threat is something that we could begin to look into.”
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In Ohio Monday, Vice President Joe Biden chided the Vermont senator for not responding more firmly to the threats, according to news reports.

Addressing the actions against Nevada Democratic officials, Biden told reporters, “that’s not Bernie. And what Bernie’s going to have to do if that happens again—he's going to have to be more aggressive in speaking out about it.”

http://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-nevada-death-threats-lange-democrats-las-vegas-police-461342

[okasha]

1. Karma, babies.

The indictment fairy may come after all--for you.

[Rose Siding]

2. It's a Fitzmas miracle

[okasha]

4. It may be a bit disconcerting to the Bros.

The FBI, unlike the morons who made the threats, tends to take such things seriously.

[procon]

3. I almost feel sorry... aargh, who am I kidding?

Say, can a Bernie delegate who facing an indictment for making threats to murder someone, actually vote in the national convention?

[Cha]

5. Good.. track 'em down

[SunSeeker]

6. Good. And the FBI can start with this guy, Ethan, since his call was interstate (from Wisconsin):

.............“We know where you live, where you work, where you eat,” another text to Lange read. “Where your kids go to school/grandkids. We have everything on you. We are your neighbors, friends, family, etc.”

The person who sent that one is a 26-year-old named Ethan with a Wisconsin area code, although he assured me the number was fake (and, I assume, the name was as well).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=137510

[eastwestdem]

7. Good! I heard they were giving interviews to some magazine (Vanity Fair?) today.

Seems it shouldn't be too hard to catch them!

[Hekate]

8. Excellent