A Georgia man has been charged with contacting the office of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and threatened to “shoot him in the king’s head” to kill him and his family.
Sean Patrick Cirillo, 34, of Macon, was indicted on federal charges of using a communication device to make threats after he allegedly called Greene’s office pretending to be a major donor — then claiming to actually be the sniper.
“I will kill him; I’m going to shoot him in the f–king head and kill him, OK,” the caller was heard saying in audio shared with CNN.
“I will kill him next week. I will kill him,” said the caller. “You don’t think you’ll get [a] salary? You will die. Your family will die.”
He also allegedly told staff at the Greene county office, “I’ll kill you too if you want.”
The call came as Greene (R-Ga.) pushed for a House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying the cabinet official had failed to “secure the border and protect the Nation from invasion” by millions of illegal immigrants.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, allegedly received death threats from a local man after she pushed for a House vote to dismiss Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.AP
Greene introduced his impeachment resolution from the House floor, citing “high crimes and misdemeanors” Mayorkas allegedly committed while serving as the public face of President Biden’s immigration policy.
But in a statement following Cirillo’s arrest, Greene claimed he received death threats almost daily.
“I want to thank every member of law enforcement who acted quickly in response to this murder threat,” he said in a statement to Atlanta News First.
“Threats to kill elected officials cannot be tolerated,” Greene said. “Regardless of your political affiliation, no one should threaten your life for doing the job you have been sent by the people.
“Receiving death threats almost every day is something I never expected when I entered the office, but it is wrong and cannot be tolerated,” he said, adding that he had to close his district office in Dalton after Cirillo allegedly threatened staff. over there.
Greene claimed in a statement that her family was also targeted in the threatening phone calls. Facebook / Marjorie Taylor Green
“The threat of terrorism must be taken seriously,” he said. “And that’s why I take my Second Amendment rights seriously.”
Cirillo is expected to make his first appearance in federal court on Dec. 13, according to Fox 5.
It is unclear whether he has retained a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.
The incident marks the second time this week that a Republican member of Congress from Georgia has been threatened.
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) announced earlier this week that he was temporarily closing his office in Cumming after receiving “serious threats of violence against staff.”
McCormick’s office did not release any details about the alleged threat.
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