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LOS ANGELES - A Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill local U.S. Congressman Robert Garcia.

What we know:

The threats against Rep. Garcia, D- Long Beach , were made by 43-year-old Richard Griffin, who U.S. Capitol police say has "a history of emailing a Congressional office, as well as various government officials and law enforcement agencies."

A statement issued by Garcia's office on Tuesday said the suspect allegedly sent a message to his congressional office, "stating that he was going to travel to Washington, D.C. to kill him."

Griffin was spotted by a USCP Rapid Response Team around 12:30 p.m. on Election Day and "was stopped before he could attempt to go through security screening at the Delaware Avenue Door of the Russell Senate Office

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