The Secret Service filed charges against a Maryland man after he threatened to kidnap and kill Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidenand vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
A criminal complaint filed by the agency Wednesday said a man identified as James Dale Reed on Oct. 4 approached a house in his hometown of Frederick that had Biden-Harris lawn signs posted and left a handwritten note detailing graphic threats against the candidates and their supporters.
The man was identified after the resident’s video doorbell captured Reed allegedly leaving the note at the home’s doorstep, according to the complaint.
Reed allegedly threatens in the letter to “severely beat” Biden to “the point of death” and shoot Harris in the head with a Glock 17 pistol. The letter also includes a graphic threat of sexual assault against Harris.
The letter says Biden-Harris supporters would also be “targeted.”
“We have a list of homes and addresses by your election signs,” the letter reads, without clarifying who constitutes “we.” “We are the ones with these scary guns, we are the ones your children have nightmares about.”
The Secret Service’s criminal complaint did not detail any steps Reed or anyone else took to fulfill the alleged threat.