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Man Accused of Threatening Pinellas Commissioner in Facebook Post over Mosque Vote: 'Off with His Head!'
Detectives linked the account to Rodolfo Mienert, who confirmed it was his and was arrested after the threat, the sheriff said.
- On Monday, Pinellas County deputies arrested 68-year-old Rodolfo Mienert, a retired New York City Police Department sergeant, for allegedly posting a death threat against Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott on Facebook.
- The threat stemmed from Scott's vote approving a mosque expansion in Tarpon Springs; Mienert commented, "But Scott's WAS, and he's a 'Republican' turncoat,...off with his head!" in response to the decision.
- Investigators traced the Facebook comment's IP address to Mienert, who admitted to the post during questioning and described himself as "very vocal and not afraid to share his opinion" on political issues.
- Following the arrest, authorities booked Mienert into the Pinellas County Jail, where he faces one felony count of written threats to kill.
- Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri denounced the threat as "intolerable" and vowed strict enforcement, stating, "we will strictly enforce the law against anyone who makes threats of this nature.
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CAIR-FL Welcomes Criminal Charge for Threat to Behead Pinellas Commissioner Who Approved Mosque Expansion
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is welcoming the arrest and felony charge brought against a St. Petersburg man who allegedly posted a violent threat online against Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott following a vote to approve a local mosque expansion. According […]
Retired NYPD officer arrested after 'off with his head' post over Florida mosque expansion
Retired NYPD officer in St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested for allegedly posting a beheading threat on Facebook against a Pinellas County commissioner over a mosque expansion vote.
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