According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a former Republican primary opponent for the Florida House of Representatives, has “threatened to kill” the Republican candidate for Florida's 13th Congressional District in 2021. He was charged with “doing so.”
On Friday, the Department of Justice released an indictment against 41-year-old William Robert Braddock III. press statementThe lawsuit alleges he made threats against the victim, who is running in the primary election for Florida's 13th Congressional District, and a second victim who is a “civilian acquaintance” of the congressman. The indictment does not name Luna or the second victim, who was one of Braddock's main opponents.
Authorities said on June 8, 2021, that Braddock is suspected of having made “several threats to injure and kill” Luna and a second victim, who was later found in the Philippines. . (Related: Biden-Harris Justice Department sues Alabama over effort to remove noncitizens from voter rolls)
“On June 8, 2021, Braddock made several threats to injure and kill Victim 1 and Victim 2 during a phone call with Victim 2. Specifically, Braddock made several threats to injure and kill Victim 1 and Victim 2. He threatened to “assemble my team of Russian-Ukrainian hitmen” and kill the victim. 1 person will disappear,” the press release states. “After making the threat, Braddock left the United States and was later found to be residing in the Philippines. Mr. Braddock was recently deported to the United States from the Philippines and appeared in court for the first time yesterday. [Thursday] In Los Angeles. ”
U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) attends a press conference. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The charges reportedly stem from former Democratic Florida Rep. Charlie Crist's announcement that he would no longer seek re-election in the 2021 primary for Florida's 13th Congressional District. has been done. According to Go to Politico. Conservative activist Erin Olszewski recorded a phone call with Braddock in which he told her not to support Luna because of his contacts with assassins. reported.
According to Politico, Braddock told Olszewski during the call: “There's really no need to end someone's life for the good of the American people.” “It would break my heart. But if it has to be done, it has to be done. Luna is a speed bump in the road. She's a dead squirrel that I run over every day when I leave the neighborhood.”
A Florida judge subsequently granted a temporary restraining order to Luna and Olszewski, prompting Braddock to end his 2021 campaign soon after. According to Go to NBC News.
Braddock has been formally charged with interstate transmission of a genuine threat to harm another person, which could carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison, the Justice Department said.
Luna's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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