New York – A Texas man accused of posing a death threat New York City Mayor candidate Zohran MamdaniProsecutors announced Thursday.
Jeremy Fistel, 44, Mamdani’s Prosecutors said the June office said.
“Start your car. See what happens,” the prosecutor said in a message. In other cases, he called MamdaniWho will New York City If elected, the first Muslim mayor is a terrorist and tells him to return to the country where he was born – Uganda.
“Muslims don’t belong here,” the prosecutor said. “You should be six feet underground.”
Fistel faces charges of terrorist threats and aggravated harassment, and he pleads not guilty. He left court Thursday afternoon after issuing $30,000 bail.
Prosecutors have claimed higher bail amounts and noted that the boxer was convicted of early conviction, he pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy to allocate at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and was sentenced to time for serving his sentence. In previous cases, Fistel was charged with a man and later commuted by President Donald Trump in the last days of his Republican first term.
Photo: Texas man accused of threatening New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
His attorney Todd Douglas Greenberg said in court that his client was a respected man and objected to the nature of the recent allegations that the fistula used words such as “wish” and “hope” rather than posed a “specific and imminent” threat.
“No one sits here and says what my client says is appropriate. It’s an unpleasant speech, but it’s free speech,” Greenberg said.
Prosecutors said they were preparing to file a statement recorded on the videotape to the court, which Foster did in front of his home in Plano.
“If it was about the phone, I wouldn’t call anymore,” said the transcript, which read aloud in court. “I don’t like people who support terrorism. I don’t like it at all.”
Fistel said he did not threaten anyone, nor believed he had committed any crime because he claimed he was a “ordinary person” and begged authorities not to arrest him.
“Sorry, stupidity isn’t fun,” the prosecutor said. “Sometimes you feel ashamed of yourself.”
The allegations came as a deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah last week and Minnesota Democratic lawmakers earlier this year, a time when political violence in the United States has intensified.
Politicians on both sides and many public services have been forced to deal with serious security issues, with some cancelling public appearances, while others rely on a large number of police officers to ensure their safety.
June, MamdaniDemocrats serving in the New York State Legislature told reporters that he was threatened with his life and “the one I love.”
His campaign issued a statement Thursday saying: “Unfortunately, threats of this nature are very common – they reflect a wider atmosphere of hatred and have no place in our city.”
“We can’t and will not be intimidated by racism, Islamophobia and hatred,” the statement said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters Thursday morning Mamdani Complete police safety details have been obtained.
But Adams is opposing Mamdani This opportunity is also taken in the mayoral election Mamdaniit is “ironist” to say people criticizing the city’s police department will now benefit from its protection.
“People who pose a threat should be arrested. It’s just a sign that these officials are going to perform their jobs, no matter who the person is,” Adams said.
Mamdani Born in Kampala UgandaIndian parents became U.S. citizens in 2018 shortly after graduating from college. He was first elected to the New York Parliament in 2020.
