Minnesota lobbyist arrested after pretending to send threatening texts

A longtime lobbyist of Minnesota was charged on Friday after allegedly made violent threats “in order to terrorize another”, according to court documents.

Jonathan M. Bohn, 41, is accused of having committed “threats of violence – reckless contempt” after allegedly sent a series of threatening text messages. The accusation, a crime, leads to a penalty of up to five years in prison, a fine of $ 10,000, or both.

Although the court document, filed in the 1st judicial district of the county of Carver, does not include the name of the person to whom Bohn, a lobbyist for 20 years, allegedly sent the SMS, he includes samples of several threatening texts.

In a message, Bohn would have written in part: “Today, I bought 500 bullets. I can’t wait to shoot one of you Motherf —- S in the face. ”

In another message, he would have written: “Excited to have my weapon at the Capitol and explode the F —– G someone.”

On Friday, a judge in Chaska, Minnesota, set Bohn’s deposit at $ 1 million and ordered that he had no contact with the person he would have made the threatening comments. The judge also ordered that Bohn should remain at least half a thousand from the Capitol complex.

Bohn would have sent the wave of threatening texts on Wednesday. The court documents suggest that it would have been stimulated after seeing a friend publishing an image of President Donald Trump as king. It seems that the friend changed the image before June 14 ”No kings day“March, a demonstration against Trump, according to the affiliate of NBC Protect 11.

Earlier on June 14, the representative of the state of Minnesota, Melissa Hortman, the former speaker of the State Chamber, and her husband, Mark Hortman, were Turned and killed in their homes. State senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were also killed at home. John Hoffman, who was shot dead nine times, is in critical but stable condition.

Despite the alleged series of erratic SMS from Bohn, the person who received them did not respond to Bohn, according to court documents.

During a search at Bohn’s home, the police said they had found a firearm but no ammunition.

Friday, when he was seated in court, Bohn cried through the procedure, according to Kare 11. He then published a prison statement.

“Earlier this week, I was crying horrible acts of violence against my friends and colleagues,” he said. “In the middle of this huge sorrow, I sent a series of heated and emotional texts to a friend of almost thirteen years – someone with whom I shared countless frank and passionate political conversations. At this moment of anxiety, I used a language that I deeply regret.

He continued by saying that he is not a violent person.

“I am deeply sorry that my words created a distraction during this period of collective mourning. This moment requires unity, compassion and reflection – and I agree to be part of this healing. ”

While his case moves in the judicial system, Bohn is on administrative leave of the organization of the Party Inter (IFO), which represents the needs of seven universities in the state of Minnesota.

“We closely monitor the developments, cooperating if necessary with the police and will continue to hold our informed members,” IFO president Jenna Chernega said in a statement in Kare 11.

Bohn’s next hearing date is August 27.