US Ex-Pat Charged With Threatening to Kill Sen. Thom Tillis, Marines
A U.S. citizen who has been living abroad in Thailand was arrested at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week in connection with threats made to assault and murder Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis nearly two years ago.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had arrested and charged Eric Charles Welton with making threats against Tillis in September of 2021. Welton also allegedly made threats against U.S. Marines and other people working at the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the end of 2022.
“It is unacceptable to make violent threats against anyone. And when threats are directed at elected officials or members of the armed forces, it can impact their ability to serve our country effectively,” FBI Special Agent Robert M. DeWitt said Tuesday….