Authorities in New York City have charged a Texas man with making “terroristic” threats against Zohran Mamdani over a series of menacing voicemail and written messages that the suspect allegedly left for the mayoral candidate.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said on Monday that Jeremy Fistel, 44, left the messages, which suggested that Mamdani should fear for his life, in June and July.
“The defendant told the assemblyman to go back to Uganda before someone shoots him in the head, to keep an eye on his house and family, to watch his back every second until he leaves America, and that he and his relatives deserve to die,” Katz said.
“Let me be very clear – we take threats of violence against any office holder extremely seriously – and there is no room for hate or bigotry in our p