LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California man who told investigators he was upset about the repeal of net neutrality rules was arrested Friday and is accused of threatening to kill Federal Communication Commission Chariman Ajit Pai’s family, authorities said.
Markara Man, 33, of Norwalk told investigators that he sent three emails to Pai in December 2017 because he was angry over Pai’s role in repealing the regulations and wanted to scare the chairman.
“I will find your children and I will kill them,” Man wrote in one of the emails, according to court documents.
The same email listed the names and addresses of several preschools in Arlington, Virginia, though the chairman’s children did not attend any of them, officials said.
In another message, Man accused Pai of being responsible for a child’s suicide, and a third email included a photograph of the chairman and a framed photo with his family, authorities said.