The Associated Press reports:
The mother of a 30-year-old Michigan man who’s accused of making death threats against Democratic politicians is now charged with lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son’s possession.
Threats against public officials have become increasingly common in Michigan in recent years. A plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [photo] was broken up by the FBI in 2020, and prosecutors have so far secured nine convictions in the case in state and federal courts.
The charges unsealed Tuesday against Michelle Berka, 56, come after her son Randall Berka II was arrested in March and charged with illegally possessing guns. Federal prosecutors say he made death threats on social media against the president and governor, as well as people in the LGBTQ community.
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The mother of a 30-year-old Michigan man who’s accused of making death threats against Democratic politicians is now charged with lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son’s possession.https://t.co/lLm6Tz2DcH
— WOOD TV8 (@WOODTV) August 9, 2023
When her 30-year-old son was charged in March, federal prosecutors accused Michelle Berka of buying him an arsenal of weapons even though he had been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment in 2012. https://t.co/HkKSQ4s7SB
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) August 8, 2023
