- Man accused of sending death threats to District Attorney Fani Willis
- Marc Shultz, 66, accused of promising to violently murder her and using insults
- Investigators believe he attacked her because she is prosecuting Donald Trump.
A man in California has been accused of sending death threats to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, appeared in federal court in San Diego on Thursday and will be formally arraigned in Atlanta in June.
He is accused of threatening to kill Willis in several comments on YouTube videos on October 4 and 5.
Shultz made a vow to violently murder her, used racial slurs and said they would “kill her like a dog,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia.
Investigators believe he has targeted Willis because she is prosecuting Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
A man in California has been accused of sending death threats to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Investigators believe he has targeted Willis because she is prosecuting Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
“Threats of violence against government officials, specifically, threaten the very fabric of our democracy,” said Keri Farley, special agent in charge of the FBI in Atlanta.
‘Threats of violence against government officials, specifically, threaten the very fabric of our democracy.
“We want everyone to know that if you behave like this, you will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
While U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said: ‘Sending death threats to a public official is a criminal offense that will not be tolerated.
“Our office will continue to diligently coordinate with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to help protect public officials as they perform their duties and who deserve to do so without threats of harm and intimidation.”
Willis has thanked the United States. He advocated in North Georgia for bringing the charges and lashed out at Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert.
Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, appeared in federal court in San Diego on Thursday and will be formally arraigned in Atlanta in June. He is accused of threatening to kill Willis in several comments on YouTube videos on October 4 and 5.
Trump’s legal team tried to remove Willis from the case over an affair she had with former special counsel Nathan Wade (right)
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Wade had to leave or Willis could not pursue the charges.
“On the same day that Senator Bill Cowsert had the audacity to question whether an elected African-American district attorney deserves protection from death threats, the US attorney and the FBI announced another indictment against someone who threatened my life,” he said.
“I thank U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan, his staff, and the FBI for believing that the life of an African-American elected official has value and for their diligent efforts to ensure the safety of me, my staff, and our families.”
Trump’s legal team tried to remove her from the case over an affair she had with former special counsel Nathan Wade.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Wade had to leave or Willis could not pursue the charges.
He offered his resignation in a letter to Willis in March, saying he was doing so “in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible.”
“I am confident that the case and the team will be in good hands from now on and justice will be served,” Wade wrote.
In a social media post, Trump said that ‘Fani Willis’ lover’ had ‘resigned in disgrace,’ and Trump reiterated his claim that the case is an attempt to harm his campaign to retake the White House in November.