A woman faces criminal charges for threatening on social media to shoot the governor of Florida and two US senators, adding that politicians were “looting” the state.
Karen Jones, 55, was arrested at her home in Lantana, Palm Beach, last Saturday. She faces three charges: threatening in writing to kill or harm Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and US Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, according to an arrest report.
All three elected officials are Republicans.
Jones posted on Twitter last week, “DeSantis, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio are looting my state. I’m going to shoot them, “according to the arrest report.
As a detective wrote in the arrest report, Jones said it was a joke and that anyone who follows her knows her sense of humor.
Jail records show that she was released on Sunday. His public defender did not immediately respond to an email inquiry Tuesday morning.
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