A Maryland police reserve officer was arrested Thursday and charged in federal court with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and her family.
Seth Jason, an Edgewater resident, was arrested early Thursday by U.S. Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel Police Department, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Jason faces one count each of influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a federal official by threat, interstate communications with a threat to kidnap or injure and anonymous telecommunications harassment, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court in the District of Columbia.
Federal investigators said Jason repeatedly threatened to assault and murder members of Greene’s family between Jan. 26, 2024, and Jan. 8, 2025.
Additionally, Jason is accused of making threats directly against Greene between Oct. 11, 2023, and Jan. 21, 2025. Prosecutors allege in the indictment that Jason made the threats by telephone and attempted to hide his identity.