Arizona Man Arrested for Threatening to Execute Local Rabbi and "Every Other Jew," Amid Rise in Antisemitism
Jeffrey Mindock, with a history of menacing behavior, arrested for allegedly sending an email threat aiming at a local Rabbi in Scottsdale and marking a grim episode of rising antisemitism; accuses Jews of controlling systems and demands charges against him be dropped.
- Jeffrey Mindock, 47, from Tempe, Arizona, was arrested on the accusation of sending threatening emails to execute a local Rabbi and “every other JEW [sic]” he could find.
- The criminal charges facing Mindock in Utah were the alleged motivation for his threats, demanding the Rabbi to influence the judge in Utah to drop them.
- Mindock's email included offensive contents such as blaming the Jews for 'everything evil in this world' and asserting that 'Zionist Jews control everything from the courts to the banks to the media.'
- This case is part of a broader pattern of threatening behavior from Mindock, who had earlier sent a threatening email to a judge and mentioned his ability to make bombs.
- The rise in antisemitism has been highlighted by federal authorities amidst this case, mentioning a surge in antisemitic incidents across the country.