|
On Thursday, Pima County Sheriff’s deputies charged Mark Prichard, age 59, with criminal trespass and making “threats and intimidation” during a protest at Flake’s office.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department told The Hill: “Staffers working at the office indicated one of the protestors had made comments referencing the shooting of Rep. Scalise which prompted them to call the Sheriff’s Department as well as lock the office doors prohibiting access to the office from the protestors.”
According to The Hill, Flake’s communications director Jason Samuels reported that Prichard stated: “You know how liberals are going to solve the Republican problem? They are going to get better aim. That last guy tried, but he needed better aim. We will get better aim.”
Patrick Diehl, age 70, was also arrested for allegedly trying “to force himself past a staffer into Flake’s office before it was open to the public,” according to The Hill.
In May, Rep. Martha McSally was threatened by Steve Martan, age 58, of Tucson. Martan was arrested by FBI agents in connection with threatening messages he left on her office voicemail on two occasions.
Related article: TUSD Campus Monitor Arrested For Threatening McSally