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An Ohio man was arrested and charged after allegedly threatened the representative Max Miller during an incident during which the member of the American Republican Congress said that he had been driven out of the road.
Feras S. Hamdan, 36, of Westlake, Ohio, was arrested after Miller filed and signed a complaint with the aggravated threatening police, and asked for a protection against him, according to Rocky River, a suburb of Cleveland.
Hamdan, accompanied by a legal advisor, voluntarily went and awaits an appearance in court, according to the police. CNN tries to join Hamdan’s lawyer.
The incident occurs in the midst of increased concerns concerning the safety of civil servants following the Deadly attack against state legislators in Minnesota. Congress legislators in recent days have pressed those responsible for the application of laws On how to protect their families in the midst of an increasingly toxic political environment.
Thursday morning, Miller, who is Jewish, called the Rocky River police service via the 911 to point out that an individual on the highway made anti -Semitic threats against him and his family.
“I am on the highway. I have someone who cut me, who sends me back, who shows me a Palestinian flag and shouts from killing me,” said Miller, according to a recording of the call obtained by CNN.
He told the operator of 911 at some point: “I am a little shaken for the moment because I have obtained death threats.”
Miller called the police on the job way and read the alleged aggressor’s license plate. At one point, he held his phone for the 911 distributor to hear the horn and howls, although the sounds are largely unintelligible. His call was transferred to another police service depending on the location of the incident.
“I was driving just at work and I was cut by a man in a Tesla who held me a Palestinian flag, then I drove under his window and said that I will cut you with your throat and your daughter. And he said you are a dirty Jew. I will make you pass the king, and I know who you are and where you live,” said Miller during the transferred call.
Miller said to the distributor later: “I have a weapon on me. I’m happy not to have used it. But, I mean, what will happen? This guy just said he was going to kill me. And said he was going to kill my daughter who is almost two years old. And he cut me and clearly tried to hurt me.”
The end of the audio 911 breaks.
After the incident, Miller Published a video on X Detailing his experience and swearing: “As a sailor, American proud Jewish and Fervent defender of Israel, I will not hide in the face of this blatant anti -Semitic violence.”
CNN contacted Miller’s office for additional comments.
Rocky River police work with American Capitol police to investigate the incident. Special agents quickly traveled in Ohio to investigate the incident after receiving the threat notification, the USCP said.
“In less than 24 hours, the USCP received the notification of a threat to a member of the congress, collaborated with the local police service and the suspect in the case was arrested in the same evening,” said acting chief Sean Gallagher. “This case is an excellent example of the USCP position towards threats against our elected officials. We will continue to have zero tolerance policy. ”
The main leaders of the Chamber condemned violence on Thursday.
“What happened to Max this morning is another scandalous example of confused rhetoric inspiring unstable people to threaten and attack elected officials who serve their communities. We must refuse temperature in this country,” said Chamber Mike Johnson Written on x.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on the member of the Max Miller Congress and his family and we are grateful that they are safe. A joint declaration With the Democrat whip Katherine Clark and the president of the Democratic Caucus Pete Aguilar.
“It is a moment of crisis which obliges the congress to act decisively in order to ensure the security of each member which serves in the house of the people,” they continued.
This story has been updated with additional details.
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn of CNN contributed to this report.