Overview

• John Allan Sandeen Jr., 64, faces four counts of threats of violence in Hennepin County and separate Ramsey County counts of felony stalking and threats of violence for emails sent Sept. 13–16.
• Police arrested Sandeen at an airport hangar north of the Twin Cities and say they found ammunition and electronic devices in his vehicle; he is jailed in Ramsey County.
• Charging documents describe graphic threats, including breaking fingers, castration and decapitation, and state he wrote that “All your liberal left leaning people are now targets.”
• The emails referenced the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and blamed the recipients, with one message saying, “I think that you and your cohorts have killed my friend Charlie.”
• Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty condemned politically motivated threats, and prosecutors note the Hennepin charges carry potential penalties of up to 20 years in prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted.