LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Las Vegas man has been arrested and is facing charges after threatening Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV).
According to a criminal complaint, 43-year-old John Anthony Miller left numerous threatening, anti-Semitic voicemails at the senator's office from Oct. 11 through Oct. 19, 2023.
In several voice messages, the caller makes apparent references to Rosen's Jewish faith and the current war in Israel. Rosen was part of a bipartisan delegation of senators who traveled to Israel after the recent attack on Gaza.
The complaint details multiple profanity-laced voicemails that investigators traced back to Miller's phone number.
In one message, the caller tells Rosen she is "subhuman" and "vermin" and says, "we're gonna finish what Hitler started."
"You done picked your side b— and you chose evil," the caller stated in another message. "I don't give a f— if you were born into it or not, b—, you are f—ing evil, b—, and we're gonna exterminate you."
In addition to the voicemails, Justice Department investigators said that on Oct. 18, 2023, Miller was at the Lloyd D. George courthouse in Las Vegas and said he was going to see the senator. He allegedly refused to cooperate with a court security officer and wasn't allowed in the courthouse.
“Threats against public officials should be taken seriously. Senator Rosen trusts the U.S. Attorney’s office and federal law enforcement to handle this matter,” said a spokesperson for Senator Rosen.
Miller was arrested on Oct. 26 and is charged with one count of threatening a federal official. He is expected to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 13.
