A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted a Washington State man for allegedly threatening to murder a Massachusetts child, and sending the victim child sexual abuse material and videos of animals being crushed.

Joseph Pacheco, 23, of Everett, Wash., is slated to appear in Boston federal court after authorities arrested him in his home state for sending the child graphic content and threatening messages.

Authorities are describing Pacheco as a “nihilistic violent extremist,” an individual they say engages in criminal conduct to “further the goal of bringing about society’s collapse by sowing chaos and social instability.”

According to charging documents, Pacheco allegedly threatened to murder the child on five occasions earlier this year, starting on June 1, when he stated, “I will ki

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