On Thursday, September 18th, a Texas man appeared in a Queens court facing charges of making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.
Jeremy Fistel, 44, of Plano, Texas, was arrested on September 11 and faces a 22-count indictment, including four counts of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime and 14 counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty during Thursday’s arraignment at Queens Criminal Court.
Authorities said Fistel left multiple voicemails at Mamdani’s office between June and July, containing anti-Muslim language and threats. The messages reportedly told Mamdani to “go back to Uganda before someone shoots him in the head,” warned him to watch his house and family, and stated that he and his relatives “deserve to die.”…