BREAKING: Department of Justice: Woman Arrested and Charged With Making Threats Against Chair of Wayne County Board of Canvaser (justice.gov)

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Michigan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

WOMAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AGAINST
CHAIR OF WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF CANVASERS

DETROIT – A criminal complaint was filed yesterday against
a resident of Epping, New Hampshire for sending
threatening communications to the chair of the Wayne
County Board of Canvasers (Adult Victim-1), announced
United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.

Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent
in Charge Timothy Waters, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Detroit, Michigan and Director John Kosanke, Grosse Pointe
Woods Police Department.

Charged was Katelyn Jones, 23, formerly of Olivet,
Michigan. Jones was arrested this morning and will be
making her initial appearance in federal court this
afternoon.

“The allegations in this case should make all of us
disgusted,” stated United States Attorney Schneider.
“There is simply no place in Michigan, or in the United
States, for chilling threats like this to people who are
simply doing what they believe is correct.”

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