A Maryland man charged with threatening Alexandria judges and Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office staffers allegedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione — the man charged with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — according to an Alexandria Police Department search warrant affidavit.
Lindolfo Pedraza has been held without bond since his Jan. 28 arrest at home in Allegany County, Md., and his case will head to a jury trial on Monday, April 13. The 53-year-old is accused of going to a judge’s home and sending threatening emails to two judges and deputy commonwealth’s attorneys involved in a 2021 case in which he lost custody of his son, according to the recently released search warrant affidavit.
“These threats have been communicated via voicemails, emails, filing of police reports and in person,” APD said in the search warrant affidavit. “During an interview with Pedraza at the Allegany Adult Detention Center, Pedraza confirmed that he utilized his cellphone to send emails to the above-mentioned recipients and confirmed his association with the email address.”…