DETROIT – A woman is accused of threatening to kill a Detroit federal judge, a prosecutor and an FBI agent connected to the prosecution of church leader David E. Taylor, 53. She also sent an email to Local 4, with references to the same judge.
The complaint, filed in Detroit, alleges Makeda Charles, 36, of New York “knowingly and willfully transmitted in interstate commerce” multiple communications containing threats to harm individuals involved in the prosecution of Taylor, leader of the Kingdom of God Global Church. The group was previously known as Joshua Media Ministries International.
Charles, described as a “long-time follower” of the organization, allegedly sent threatening messages via email, text message, voicemail, “or some combination of each” to an FBI special agent, a U.S. district judge and an assistant U.S. attorney…