Tag: Threat

Two Charged in Plot to Burn W.Va. Lawmaker's House

A Berkeley County man and his son face charges of plotting to burn a state lawmaker’s house.

The Herald Mail of Hagerstown, Maryland, reports that 49-year-old Darryl Edmond Palmer of Inwood and 21-year-old Matthew Brian Palmer of Ranson are each charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree arson.

They are accused of conspiring to burn Delegate Stephen Skinner’s home in retaliation for a lawsuit that the Jefferson County Democrat had filed against them over a consumer issue.

State police arrested the men on June 10.

A telephone listing for Darryl Palmer had been disconnected. A listing for Matthew Palmer in the Ranson area couldn’t be found.

W.Va. Man Charged with Threatening U.S. Sen. Manchin

A West Virginia man has been arrested on charges of making violent threats against U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and his family.

U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that 49-year-old Steven Anthony Major of Barboursville was arrested Friday. In a criminal complaint, FBI Special Agent Jason Bollinger says Major made multiple calls to Manchin’s Washington, D.C., and Charleston offices from March 17-20.

The complaint says Major identified himself in the calls and threatened Manchin and his wife and children.
 
An FBI news release says Major faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. It wasn’t immediately known whether Major has an attorney.
 
Manchin, a Democrat, won a 2010 special election after the death of Robert C. Byrd, then was elected to a full six-year term in 2012.
 

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