Charges: Minneapolis man threatened to murder member of Congress

A Minneapolis man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to murder a member of Congress.

Michael Paul Lewis, 52, is charged with one count of threatening to murder a U.S. official and one count of interstate transmission of a threat to injure a person. He made his first appearance U.S. District Court Friday.

According to court documents, Lewis called a congresswoman’s office and threatened to murder her on March 26. The U.S. Attorney’s office did not specify which member of Congress Lewis threatened…

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