Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Marjorie Taylor Greene And Her Family | Eastern NC Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Zach Jewell.

    A Georgia man accused of making violent threats against Rep. Marjorie Talyor Greene (R-GA) and her family has been arrested and charged, Greene's office said Thursday.

    The Macon, Georgia, man - who was identified as 34-year-old Sean Patrick Cirillo - allegedly called Greene's office and said he was going to shoot the Republican congresswoman in the head with a sniper rifle, WSB-TV reported. In the call, which was shared with WSB-TV, Cirillo allegedly claimed to be a major donor before threatening to kill Greene and her family.

    "I'm going to kill her next week. I'm going to murder her," he said, reportedly screaming into the phone. "You don't think you're going to get payback? You're going to die. Your family is going to die."

    Cirillo was charged with using communication devices to make threats - a felony - according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, CNN reported.

    Greene said she had to close her district office in Dalton, Georgia, after the threat was made, adding that death threats are nothing new for her as she faces them almost daily. Another Georgia Republican, Rep. Rich McCormick, had to close his district office in Cumming after staff there received "serious threats of violence."

    "I want to thank every single member of law enforcement who acted swiftly in response to this murderous threat," Greene said. "From Rome City Police, the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Capitol Police, the House Sergeant at Arms, and ultimately the FBI who made the arrest, every official acted quickly to put this man behind bars."

    "I'm not the only victim with this threat of violence. My family is threatened. My staff is threatened," Greene added. "I even had to close my district office due to the potential of violence. It's wrong and never should happen."

    The firebrand conservative congresswoman, who was first elected to office in 2020, is known for her controversial statements and social media posts. She has remained a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, backing him during his 2024 presidential campaign and numerous legal battles, including his pending trial in Greene's home state of Georgia.