Michigan AG: I Was The Target Of A Plot To Kill Jewish State Officials

OAN Deven Berryhill
UPDATED 6:30PM PST – Thursday, March 2, 2023

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel posted that a man with a gun targeted her because she was a Jewish member of the Michigan state government.

On Wednesday, Missouri resident Jack Carpenter III Tweeted threats of murder to any Michigan Jewish legislator.

Carpenter tweeted, “I’m returning to Michigan and threatening to execute the death penalty to any Jewish person in the Michigan government if the don’t leave or confess to the problem.” “[They would] “

Michigan AG claims she was in danger to die #Jewish State government members #Michigan FBI claims that a man threatened to kill the Jews of Michigan through social media. Dana Nessel, the state attorney general, claims she was one of those targeted.#Antisemitism pic.twitter.com/m4tw9Q0Gzr

— Center Against Anti-Semitism (@CTRAntisemitism) March 2, 2023

Carpenter posted the anti-Semitic remarks from Texas, where he stated that he would soon return to Michigan to fulfill his threats. Sources claim that the state has several elected officials of Jewish descent, including Attorney General Dana Nessel and Representative Elissa slotkin (D-Mich.), just to name a few.

“The FBI confirmed that I was a target in this case. “It is my sincere wish that the federal authorities treat this offense as seriously as my Hate Crimes & Domestic Terrorism Unit takes plans to murder elected officials,” Nessel stated in a tweet.

Later, the FBI reported that Carpenter was being investigated for stealing firearms in 2022. Carpenter was arrested for assault and had allegedly stolen a gun from his girlfriend. His mother informed FBI agents that Carpenter was in possession of “multiple firearms”, including a 12-gauge shotgun and a military-style hunting gun.

Local reports claim Carpenter is currently being held in Detroit federal court without bail. Carpenter could spend up to five years in federal jail if convicted for “transmitting a threat interstate.”