By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
The FBI arrested a California man who repeatedly threatened violence against Boston Globe journalists, calling them “the enemy of the people,” echoing a phrase often used by President Trump.
An FBI SWAT team armed with military-style weapons arrested Robert Darrell Chain, 68, during a dawn raid in his home in Encino, Calif., the Boston Globe reported.
Agents found 20 firearms in the home, including a rifle purchased in May.
Authorities said Chain was angry with the newspaper’s editorial campaign denouncing the president’s attacks against the media.
Chain was charged Thursday with threatening to shoot and kill journalists from the Boston Globe. He was released from jail on a $50,000 bond and told reporters outside federal court that “there’s no free press in America.”
Chain faces up to five years in prison and could be charged with additional crimes related to the weapons found at his home.
