Man Arrested After Email Threat to Kerry [View All]

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LAS VEGAS - A man has been charged with sending an e-mail threatening presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites).





Robert V. Ruppert, 53, of Las Vegas was scheduled to be arraigned May 3. He was arrested April 13 and ordered detained pending trial.


A federal indictment released Tuesday charges Ruppert with making a threat to the candidate and states he "did knowingly and willfully threaten to kill, kidnap and inflict bodily harm upon Senator John Kerry."


The e-mail was sent to CNN newsman Wolf Blitzer and the White House, according to court documents.
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