A Chicago city inspector was arrested after he was accused of making threats toward a state senator, according to Illinois State Police and state Sen. Andrew Chesney.
Joseph Haggerty, a 59-year-old Chicago resident, faces two felony charges of threatening a public official, police said. He turned himself in to police in Chicago on Tuesday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he remains in custody in Stephenson County.
Chesney reported the threat Sept. 2, police said, though details of the threat were not shared.
In a statement Tuesday, Chesney’s office alleged Haggerty had sent two threatening emails the same day Chesney gave a broadcast interview where he voiced support for President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard in Chicago. In the interview, Che

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