LOS ANGELES — A federal grand jury indicted a Houston man Friday for allegedly calling the workplace of California Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters a number of instances final yr and leaving threatening voice mails, together with saying he meant to “cut your throat.”

Brian Michael Gaherty, 60, was charged within the indictment with 4 counts of creating threats in interstate communications and 4 counts of threatening a U.S. official, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles mentioned in an announcement.

Gaherty was arrested April 13 after prosecutors filed a legal grievance alleging that he had threatened Waters, different elected officers and a information reporter in Houston.

The indictment says Gaherty referred to as the congresswoman’s workplace 4 instances - twice in August and twice in November - and every time left a threatening message.

Prosecutors mentioned that in a single, he advised the congresswoman he meant to “cut your throat.”

The indictment alleged Gaherty “knowingly threatened to assault and kill” Waters whereas she was engaged within the efficiency of her official duties.

There was no fast response to messages requesting remark from an legal professional who was believed to be representing Gaherty.

After Gaherty was arrested at his residence in Houston, he made a court docket look Monday and was ordered launched on $100,000 bond.

He is anticipated to look for an arraignment in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles within the coming weeks.

Each rely of creating a menace to a federal official carries a statutory most sentence of 10 years in federal jail. The cost of creating threats in interstate communications carries a most penalty of 5 years.

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