Man arrested for threatening to kill Hawaii lawmakers
STAR-ADVERTISER / NOV. 2012
Mazie Hirono with Tulsi Gabbard on stage during the 2012 general election. The FBI and U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a man in Tennessee on charges of threatening to kill members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation.
WASHINGTON >> Capitol Police and FBI agents arrested a Tennessee man Friday for threatening to kill Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, both Hawaii Democrats.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Middle District of Tennessee announced that Keahiokahouna Stewart, 36, of Murfreesboro, was taken into custody and charged with “ threatening to murder a United States official and transmitting in interstate commerce, a communication containing a threat.”
Stewart began reaching out to Gabbard’s and Hirono’s offices in November 2013. He “falsely believed” that while he was stationed in Korea in 2002, his Social Security number was also issued to another soldier, according to press release about his arrest. Stewart demanded full disability benefits and $50 billion from the Social Security Administration.
According to the affidavit from Capitol Police, a Hirono staffer contacted Capitol Police after Stewart visited the office on May 29, 2015. He allegedly said that he did not care that office policy wouldn’t allow him to leave bags behind in the office, at which point he walked out.
Stewart initially said during an interview with Capitol Police after that incident that he would shoot a senator. But he dialed back the threat to say he would go to the news media.
Stewart began posting threatening videos online in August 2016. On Aug. 19, he sent an email saying that he was going to fly from Nashville to Honolulu on Nov. 1, and shoot people at a federal building. According to the press release, Hirono and Gabbard were his specific targets.
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Stewart could face a maximum of 10 years in prison for the first charge of threatening to kill a government official, and up to five years for communicating a threat over interstate commerce.
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WoW WoW Lau Lau, Dis Guy Looney In the Toonie. Scotty Beam him up to a padded Cell. Warp 9
I think he’s related to Mythman…
Or Weewiliki
Dude needs some help
He’s acting nuts because his wife who is also his cousin wants a divorce
He needs to be locked up or put in an insane asylum, not helped
I’m just as frustrated with our elected officials,but resorting to violence is Not the way to go!I suggest we be a little patient. Because when President is sworn into office? One of the first things on his list is TERM LIMITS.Most Americans want it!And Donald is the Man to get it done
I’ve always voted from when I turned 20. If someone is good I don’t want him or her held back because of term limits. If I don’t care for someone I’ll vote against him. Simple. The only people who want term limits seem to be the term limit people
And anyone actually understanding the intent of our forefathers…
…and anyone wanting to vest all the power in lobbyists, rather than in legislators who have been in office long enough to know the ropes…
no hon. Trump is playing you. He won’t win and even if he does, we will not be making the reforms you pine for.
Team deplorable. Sign me up.
Donald’s going to get his butt spanked
I bet you they let him out within the year. Will that change his mind from carrying out his threat?
Why did the crazy guy threaten Tulsi and Mazie but not Brian?
He was Jewish, too?
Will Stewart vote for Trump?
Lolo is as lolo does. For this loloness he will be rewarded with 3 squares a day.
On OUR $$$
“. Stewart demanded full disability benefits and $50 billion from the Social Security Administration.”…..50 billion?….this guy is a nut job..must have escaped from the funny farm……
More like delusion than insanity! Who in the world would surmise social security would award anyone a billion dollars! What’s more for fifty billions from that department? No where on earth can that happen! As for Senator Hirono and Rep. Gabbard, they’re easier to protect than the billions that are requested!
Put him in the same cell with the road rage nutjob.