A North Dakota man is facing five years in prison after allegedly threatening an Augusta National employee.
Joseph Armand Zimmer, 48, is alleged to have told an employee he would “throw [the individual] in a cell and have [her] set on fire” and that he would “blow [her] head off,” according to the Department of Justice.
The DOJ said Zimmer phoned the golf club in February and made numerous violent threats toward the female employee.
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“Those who make threats against members of our community in violation of federal law will be held accountable, as we continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify and bring to justice those who seek to intimidate and instill fear in our citizens,” Acting U.S. Tara M. Attorney Lyons said in a news release.
“The FBI treats threatening communications with the utmost seriousness and will dedicate all available resources to locating and prosecuting those responsible for such actions,” Paul Brown, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, added in the release. “We trust that this indictment sends a clear message to anyone contemplating making threats, whether genuine or fabricated, through electronic means.”
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