A Texas man was charged with 22 counts, half of which are classified as hate crimes , for sending death threats to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani .

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of Jeremy Fistel, a 44-year-old resident of Plano, Texas, on Thursday. He was arrested in the Lone Star State last week and extradited to New York this week. He then appeared in court for his arraignment.

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Fistel was accused of sending threatening voicemails and written messages to Mamdani

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