Californian Accused of Threatening to Kill Congressman

Californian Accused of Threatening to Kill Congressman

January 12, 2011, 3:05 PM EST
By Edvard Pettersson
(Updates with statement from U.S. attorney in second paragraph.)

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- A 32-year-old California man was arrested for threatening to kill U.S. Representative Jim McDermott, his friends and family, federal prosecutors said.

Charles Turner Habermann, of Palm Springs, was arrested today by FBI agents, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan in Seattle. He’s accused of making two “expletive-laden, threatening phone callsâ€

For Immediate Release
January 12, 2011 United States Attorney's Office
Western District of Washington
Contact: (206) 553-7970

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CHARLES TURNER HABERMANN, 32, of Palm Springs, California, was arrested by the FBI this morning after being charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening a federal official. HABERMANN is alleged to have made two expletive-laden, threatening phone calls to the Seattle office of Congressman Jim McDermott on December 9, 2010. In the first call recorded on the office answering system, HABERMANN threatens to kill Congressman McDermott, his friends and family. In the second call HABERMANN says he will hire someone to put Congressman McDermott “in the trash.â€