US EditionWoman Allegedly Threatened to Show Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth "How Good of a Marksman I Am"
Rachel Marie Welsch, 42, faces felony threats charges after leaving repeated voicemails with firearms references to House Speaker Demuth and another lawmaker, prompting protective orders and security changes.
- A woman named Rachel Welsch from Hugo, Minnesota, faces one count of threats of violence for allegedly making violent threats towards Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, including intimations of shooting her.
- Welsch allegedly left voicemails saying she would meet Demuth, called her a "racist piece of s***", and intimated she had "learned how to shoot" and was "getting really good" as a "marksman".
- Demuth, who is running for governor, told law enforcement the "threats have affected her significantly", and a judge granted a temporary order suspending Welsch's ability to possess firearms.
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Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth granted protective order over threatening voicemails
ST. CLOUD — Two protective orders have been filed against a Hugo woman after she left multiple threatening voicemails for two Republican state representatives, including Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, one of several Republican gubernatorial candidates in this year’s election. The Minnesota State Patrol has filed petitions for protective orders in Stearns and Washington counties on behalf of Demuth, R-Cold Spring, and Rep. Patti Anderson, R-De…
Woman allegedly threatened to show Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth "how good of a marksman I am"
A Twin Cities woman is accused of making violent threats toward Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, including multiple intimations she planned to shoot the GOP official.
Woman charged with threatening to harm Speaker Lisa Demuth: 'I'll be at the end of that barrel'
Share This StoryA Hugo woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly making threats of violence against Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth — less than a year after former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home. According to the criminal complaint filed Thursday, Rachel Marie Welsch, 42, called Demuth almost daily, leaving voicemails that grew more and more threatening over time. The complaint, which r…
Woman accused of making numerous threats to harm Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth
Minnesota House Speaker and gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth has been the target of increasingly threatening phone messages at her office from a woman who was undaunted even after law enforcement confronted her, according to charges.
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