A Dennis man was convicted of threatening to commit a crime Wednesday after he was accused of telling a state representative online that people may “tar and feather” him “in the streets of Hyannis” earlier this year.

James Spence, 63, was found guilty of threatening to commit a crime, arson, by a jury, the Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois announced Thursday. Prosecutors alleged that he threatened state Rep. Steve Xiarhos, who represents parts of Barnstable, Sandwich, and Bourne.

“I would like to thank District Attorney Galibois and his highly competent staff for their assistance,” Xiarhos said in a statement released by the DA. “I am pleased that justice has been served in the form of a conviction and I am looking forward to moving on from this very disturbing incident.”

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