Man arrested for threatening to kill Michigan attorney general, other Jewish officials

• The man, Jack Eugene Carpenter III, a Tipton, Michigan, resident, was charged with making threatening interstate communications, as the FBI determined he sent the threats on social media while in Texas.
• Carpenter was also previously arrested on assault charges and was under investigation by the Michigan State Police for the alleged theft of a handgun from his girlfriend, the FBI said.
• At the time of the charge against him, Carpenter had three handguns registered with the Michigan Law Enforcement Information Network, the FBI said.
• Carpenter is in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, court documents show.

What they're saying: "The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter," Nessel tweeted, linking to a story from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency about the case.

• "It is my sincere hope that the federal authorities take this offense just as seriously as my Hate Crimes & Domestic Terrorism Unit takes plots to murder elected officials," Nessel added.

The big picture: Several members of Michigan's state government are Jewish, including Nessel and multiple state senators and representatives.

• Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who represents Michigan's Seventh Congressional District, is also Jewish. Her office did not immediately respond to Axios' inquiry about whether she had been contacted by the FBI.

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