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Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Darren Wilson

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A Washington state man was charged Tuesday with threatening to kill a recently resigned Ferguson, Missouri police officer identified by federal authorities only as "D.W."

Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in August, resigned from the Ferguson force on Nov. 29. A grand jury's decision not to indict Wilson in Brown's death was announced Nov. 24.

Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbar, 46, faces three counts of making interstate threats. Each count is punishable by up to five years in prison. The complaint alleges he made repeated threats to kill "D.W.", members of the officer's family and other law enforcement officers.

Abdul-Jabbar was arrested at his home in Kirkland, Washington on Tuesday morning and is scheduled to appear in a U.S. District Court in Seattle at 2 p.m. local time. The criminal complaint

"Although we each have the right to express our views about the decision reached by the state grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, we cannot tolerate violence or threats of violence that are intended to intimidate, and ultimately silence debate," said Acting U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes in a statement. "Such threats are crimes, and the individuals who make them must be held to account."

According to the complaint, Abdul-Jabbar started posting threats on his Facebook page shortly after the August 9, 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, and continued posting through late November. Federal officials said Abdul-Jabbar posted various statements about killing police officers and traveling to Ferguson, Missouri, including the statement, "We need to kill (the officer) and anything that has a badge on."

Prosecutors also alleged Abdul-Jabbar used Facebook to attempt to acquire a firearm.

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ISIS supporter arrested for threatening Darren Wilson on Facebook

By Yaron Steinbuch
December 3, 2014 | 2:04pm

A Washington state man, who proudly displays an ISIS flag on his Facebook page, was arrested for allegedly making threats against the life of the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown in August.

Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar, 46, wrote Facebook posts demanding, “We need to kill this white motha f***a and anything that has a badge on,” according to a Daily Mail report.

He “knowingly and willfully transmitted in interstate and foreign commerce threats against Wilson’s life,” according to a criminal complaint. He also was accused of trying to get a gun to carry out his wishes.

If convicted, Abdul-Jabbaar faces a maximum of five years in prison.

The father of three has removed some of his Facebook posts, but several were read in court, including one from Nov. 24, the day a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. In it, he wrote, “Ready to go and kills some cops.” He included a photo of Wilson.

The next day, he uploaded a cartoon of a black man killing a white cop and wrote, “We black folks should’ve been doing this to the police last night.”

Acting U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes said in a statement: “We are fortunate to live in a country where the right to speak out about current events and disagree with our government is protected by the highest law of the land. Our freedom of speech does not, however, extend to making threats to kill or injure law enforcement officers.”

Abdul-Jabbaar was born William Cox and changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1990.

He has previously been convicted of various crimes, including selling crack, domestic violence, weapons possession and assault.

Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department on Sunday amid death threats against him and other cops.

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