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Florida man faces up to 20 years in jail for threatening to kill Jews, black people

Nathaniel James Holmes, 51, allegedly made the threats last month, the Justice Department stated.

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The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an Oct. 24 indictment against Nathaniel James Holmes, 51, who is accused of making death threats against Jews and black people.

Holmes, who was arrested on Nov. 1, “transmitted threats to injure others, including threats to kill three particular victims, the children of one victim, and Jewish and African American individuals generally,” on four days in October, per the indictment.

He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted on the four counts of transmitting interstate threats to the injury other persons, the Justice Department said.

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