US EditionMinnesota man charged with threatening to kill federal judge
Robert Phillip Ivers distributed a violent manifesto targeting judges and their families, prompting his arrest and federal charges, prosecutors said.
- A Wayzata man, Robert Phillip Ivers, has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge after law enforcement responded to library staff reports of his conduct.
- Court records show the defendant's prior conviction and online posts referencing violence, with a criminal complaint stating Ivers focused on perceived grievances against the judicial system and invoked figures like Timothy McVeigh and the Manson family.
- FBI affidavit describes a multi-page manifesto titled 'How to Kill a Federal Judge' and states staff saw pages referencing killing children, with items seized including printed copies and a three-page flyer.
- Wayzata Police located and arrested Ivers, who is held in Hennepin County Jail; prosecutors will request detention and he is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court Tuesday.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson warned, "Ivers's threats are bone chilling," as church and library staff alerted law enforcement after discovering his past threats and racist commentary.
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Minnesota man charged with threatening to kill a federal judge
ST. PAUL — A 72-year-old Hopkins man was charged Monday, Sept. 8, with threatening to kill a federal judge. According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement responded to the Wayzata Library on Sept. 3, where Robert Ivers was reportedly printing copies of a 236-page manifesto titled “How to Kill a Federal Judge.” Before he left the library, Ivers also allegedly gave library staff a three-page flier stating that his manifesto “is designed to …
Author of 'How to Kill a Federal Judge' manifesto arrested, US prosecutors say
A Minnesota man has been charged with threatening to assault and murder a federal judge after staff at a local library spotted him printing copies of a 236-page manifesto entitled “How to Kill a Federal Judge," U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Minnesota man charged with threatening to kill federal judge
A Minnesota man was charged with threatening to assault and kill a federal judge, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday. Robert Phillip Ivers, 72, was first arrested on Sept. 3 after police received reports that Ivers allegedly was printing copies of a 236-page manifesto titled “How to Kill a Federal Judge” at a local…
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