US EditionMan Arrested, Charged with Threatening to Kill a Minnesota State Senator
John D. Tobias faces two felony counts after threatening violence over $1.4 million COVID-19 losses; authorities recovered nine firearms from his property, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a Minnesota State Patrol investigator at the State Capitol alerted Hubbard County, leading to John David Tobias's arrest after threats tagging Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen and the Capitol.
- Claiming pandemic losses, Tobias told authorities he lost $1.4 million and threatened to 'execute' people at the Capitol if unpaid, over Gov. Tim Walz's shutdowns.
- Searches on Tuesday recovered nine firearms, 45 boxes of ammunition, and a recorded call to the Attorney General's Office, with Tobias admitting to making the call.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Tobias was arraigned on two felony counts of making terroristic threats; bail was set at $300,000 or $150,000 with conditions, and the next court date is March 2.
- Investigators say Tobias had been contacted previously and denied intent to kill, while Jeremy Geiger noted threats to lawmakers doubled between 2024 and 2025.
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Charges: Park Rapids man threatened to 'execute' state senator, people at Capitol
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — A Park Rapids man is accused of threatening to kill a state senator and commit acts of terror at the state Capitol. John D. Tobias, 58, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Hubbard County, according to a news release from the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office. Tobias is accused of making a threatening post on Facebook, according to the news release, and tagging District 17 state Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe. The post demanded…
Rural Park Rapids man arrested after making threats against lawmakers over lost money during COVID
HUBBARD CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Park Rapids, Minnesota man is arrested after threatening to kill State Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen and everyone in the state capitol for money lost during the COVID shutdown. Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old John Tobias was arrested Tuesday. Investigators say Tobias made the threats against Gruenhagen on Facebook. He also called Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and said if he didn’t get the money …
Park Rapids man arrested for threatening state senator
A man who threatened to kill a state senator and commit acts of terror at the state Capitol has been arrested in Hubbard County. According to a Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office press release, a Minnesota State Patrol investigator assigned to the Capitol contacted them on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The investigator reported that a threatening Facebook post by John D. Tobias, 58, tagged District 17 State Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe), the release states…
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