Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg, is safe after the Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect Thursday accused of sending a politically motivated death threat to her campaign. (Photo courtesy of Kim Taylor)
The Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested a man accused of sending a politically motivated death threat to Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg.
Maj. William Knott of the sheriff’s office confirmed the arrest to The Mercury. Authorities identified the suspect as 33-year-old Michael Ray Strawmyer of the 11000 block of Patillo Road in DeWitt, Dinwiddie County.
In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Taylor’s campaign manager reported earlier in the day that the campaign had received a text message threatening the delegate’s life. Investigators developed a suspect and arrested Strawmyer at 2:15 p.m…