Ronald Halverson was sentenced on Jan. 24 and convicted on Jan. 16 of misdemeanor menacing and menacing, according to the Pima County Attorney's Office.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson man has been found guilty of threats he made against a former state lawmaker in 2022, according to a report. Statement from the Pima County Attorney.
Ronald Halverson threatened former Arizona Congressman Mark Finchem in July 2022. Mr. Halverson left a voicemail on Mr. Finchem's office phone on July 21. In the message, Halverson said he had seen Finchem with Donald Trump and, among other things, threatened to “come up behind Finchem.” He cut his throat at the supermarket, according to the release.
“While the First Amendment defines us as a nation, we emphasize that we will absolutely prosecute threats with specific intent, design, manner, or location,” Pima County Attorney Laura Conover said in a statement. That is also important.” This is another step toward ensuring public trust that the law will be applied equally regardless of politics. ”
Mr. Halverson was found guilty of misdemeanor menacing and menacing on January 16th and sentenced on January 24th. Halverson was sentenced to 12 months of unsupervised probation with conditions including mandatory anger management, civil liability classes and restitution of $346 in travel expenses to the victim. To the court.
Finchem did not attend the sentencing, according to the statement.
“This is important because there are threats against politicians across the country,” Deputy Pima County Attorney Matthew Kaylor said in a statement. “There have also been threats against other politicians in Arizona.”
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