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Longview man charged with violent threats against Congress members

By Associated Press
Published: December 15, 2022, 8:36pm

TACOMA — A 48-year-old Washington man was arrested Wednesday and charged in federal court for allegedly making threats against members of Congress via voicemail.

Mark Leonetti, of Longview, appeared Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma on seven counts of making interstate threats, according to U.S. Attorney for Western Washington Nick Brown.

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