Overview

• Sandeen, 64, faces separate cases in two counties after emails threatened a Maple Grove music director and another person tied to a White Bear Lake church.
• In Hennepin County he is charged with four counts of threats of violence, while Ramsey County filed one felony stalking count and one threats-of-violence count.
• All messages were sent Sept. 13–16 and referenced the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with graphic threats such as breaking fingers and warnings that liberal people were targets.
• The Maple Grove director told police he did not know Sandeen, while the White Bear Lake director reported knowing him for years; Sandeen told investigators he likely wrote at least one message while drunk.
• Police say they found ammunition and electronic devices when arresting Sandeen at an airport hangar north of the Twin Cities; he is held in the Ramsey County Jail as prosecutors condemn politically motivated threats.