A man from Tukwila pleaded guilty to a charge related to making “violent threats” against Washington Representative Dan Newhouse.
The suspect, Bradley Whaley, was initially arrested in downtown Seattle in March after he called Newhouse’s office in Washington D.C., threatening to “slit” his throat and harm his staff. According to court documents obtained by KIRO 7, the person who took the phone call immediately recognized the caller’s voice and knew the caller to be Whaley.
“During this call, Whaley asked Congressional Staff Person 1 if he could speak to U.S. Representative 1. Congressional Staff Person 1 informed Whaley that U.S. Representative 1 was not in the office,” the court documents read. “Whaley then stated something to the effect of, ‘[he/she] is in [U.S. Representative 1’s Congressional District Office location in the state of Washington]?’ Congressional Staff Person 1 replied that [he/she] did not know where U.S. Representative 1 was, but that [he/she] was not in the District of Columbia…