A Texas woman has been charged with threatening the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s trial related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The incident: Abigail Jo Shry, 43, of Alvin, Texas is accused of leaving a voicemail on Aug. 5 for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, containing threats against her and anyone involved in the trial against Trump.
* Shry reportedly used racially charged slurs in the voicemail and threatened to harm the judge’s family.
* Shry has also allegedly threatened Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, other Washington Democrats, and members of the LGBTQ community.
* Shry admitted to making the call when questioned but claimed she had no plans to travel to carry out the threats.
Legal implications: Shry faces the charge of “communication containing a threat to injure the person of another” and was detained on Wednesday.
* A U.S. magistrate judge ordered her detention.
* A lawyer representing Shry did not immediately respond for comment.
Context: Judge Chutkan was randomly assigned to Trump’s case where he is charged with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.
* Chutkan, an Obama appointee, has been targeted by Trump in social media posts on his platform Truth Social.
* Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, faces a total of 91 charges across three additional criminal trials.
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