North Jersey man charged for death threats against political commentator

A New Jersey antheral has been arrested and charged for making decease threats against a governmental commentator, national authorities announced Wednesday.

Haim Braverman, 45, said successful a societal media video that helium was “threatening a decease condemnation against” the commentator, the Justice Department said. The taxable was not named successful charging documents.

“If I could f–king termination you close now, I would not even…f–k it I’ll springiness you the alloy bat. I wouldn’t adjacent stop. I’d termination you. Dead,” Braverman said, according to the feds.

Braverman was referring to a alloy shot bat helium had nicknamed “Brooklyn Crusher,” investigators said. He besides had respective combat knives successful his possession, authorities said. Photos of the weapons were included successful charging documents.

According to the feds, Braverman made the threats connected Sept. 10 aft the commentator discussed a prominent, now-deceased rabbi.

“[The commentator] said thing astir him that is the astir disgraceful happening to an aged antheral who to his dying time stood up and listened to people, and the divinity of who helium is is the crushed wherefore I person him hanging up successful my house,” Braverman said successful his video, according to the feds.

In erstwhile societal media chats, Braverman had besides ranted astir pro-Palestinian protesters successful New York City, authorities said. In 1 post, helium allegedly wrote, “How would you similar a f–king alloy bat shoved into your f–king skull? Cause that what’s gonna f–king travel to you.”

Braverman was formally charged with 1 number of transmitting interstate threats. He faces up to 5 years successful situation and a $250,000 fine. He made his archetypal tribunal quality Tuesday and was remanded into custody.