The man who drove from Alabama to St. Michael's Abbey allegedly referred to himself as the "Angel of Death" and made biblical references to the end of the world in his threats against the Orange County church, according to the district attorney.

Investigators said 38-year-old Joshua Michael Richardson initially sent his threats through email before visiting the church and making more threats in person, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Deputies arrested Richardson at the Santa Monica Pier after a priest called 911 following his visit to St. Michael's Abbey on Aug. 28.

"He not only visited St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado, but he visited a St. Michael's ... up in Los Angeles," Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said. "That scares me immeasureably."

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