Snohomish man held on bail for email threat against Gov. Ferguson, AG Brown

EVERETT — A Snohomish man who allegedly emailed a threat against Washington’s Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown is being held on $200,000 bail after a district court judge found “substantial danger” the suspect would commit a violent act if released.

At 8:40 a.m. Friday, a public records officer at the attorney general’s office discovered an email from the suspect stating he would allegedly perform a citizens’ arrest on Ferguson and Brown, and resistance would be met with lethal force, according to court documents. The email also included talk about corruption at the FBI, Snohomish Police Department and Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The 44-year-old man closed the email by stating, “I’m going to give Bob Ferguson and Nick Brown a single request to get on the ground and put their hands behind their back and if they make any motions towards me or to get away I will shoot to kill them on sight.”

This is not the first instance of the suspect contacting Brown or Ferguson’s offices.

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