A man from the North Dakota risks five years in prison after pretending to be threatening a national employee of Augusta.
Joseph Armand Zimmer, 48, would have told an employee that he “would launch [the individual] in a cell and have [her] Put fire “and that he would blow [her] Leaving, “according to the Ministry of Justice.
The DoJ said Zimmer had called the golf club in February and had made numerous violent threats to the employee.
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“Those who constitute threats to the members of our community in violation of the federal law will be held responsible, while we continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify and bring to justice those who seek to intimidate and instill fear for our citizens,” said US Tara to play in a press release.
“The FBI treats communications threatening communications with the greatest seriousness and will devote all the resources available to the location and pursuit of managers of these actions,” added Paul Brown, a special agent in charge of the FBI Atlanta. “We hope that this indictment sends a clear message to anyone who plans to make threats, whether authentic or manufactured, by electronic means.”
The National Golf Club Augusta (Chris Thelen / Bloomberg via Getty Images / File)
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