Man arrested for threatening Ramaswamy indicted on threats to other candidates

CONCORD - The Dover charged earlier this month with threatening to kill Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has now been indicted in connection with sending threatening text messages to two other presidential candidates, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.

Tyler Anderson, 30, was charged with three counts of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Anderson was arrested on Dec.9, and he made an initial appearance in federal court on December 11. Last Thursday the court released him on conditions.

According to the charging documents, Anderson sent a series of threatening text messages to three separate presidential campaigns going back to November. On Nov. 22 Anderson threatened to "impale" and "disembowel" one candidate. On Dec. 6, Anderson threatened a second candidate in a series of text messages, including that he would "blow" the head off of the candidate and conduct a "mass shooting." On Dec. 8, he threatened via text message that he would "blow" Ramaswamy's "brains out" and "kill everyone" who attended his campaign event.

The statement sent from the U.S. Attorneys Office today did not identify the other two candidates who were threatened.

Each charge provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided by the Dover Police Department and the Portsmouth Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Rombeau is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.