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Emile

(33,235 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:00 AM Feb 20

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Indiana man charged with threatening Elon Musk on X arrested for felony intimidation

(WXIN/WTTV) — An Indiana man has been arrested for intimidation after allegedly posting threats against Elon Musk on X – the app formerly known as Twitter that Musk now owns.

David A. Cherry, 28, was arrested Tuesday by police in southern Indiana after he allegedly posted life-threatening statements directed at Musk on the billionaire businessman-turned-politico‘s social media site.

Cherry, a Palmyra resident, was officially charged with one count of felony intimidation. Indiana State Police officials were contacted early Tuesday morning by Texas law enforcement regarding an X user they said lived in southern Indiana.

Texas authorities claimed Cherry had posted threats directed toward the richest man in the world / snip

Read more at: https://fox59.com/indiana-news/indiana-man-charged-with-threatening-elon-musk-on-x-arrested-for-felony-intimidation/

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Indiana man charged with threatening Elon Musk on X arrested for felony intimidation (Original Post) Emile Feb 20 OP

And so it begins. patricia92243 Feb 20 #1

Southern Indiana has its share of armed magats. Emile Feb 20 #2

I prefer to think of Southern Indiana....... SergeStorms Feb 20 #3

And yet not-rich people are threatened all the time by Maga with no repurcussions! imaginary girl Feb 20 #4

patricia92243

(12,918 posts)

1. And so it begins.

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:02 AM

Feb 20

Emile

(33,235 posts)

2. Southern Indiana has its share of armed magats.

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:05 AM

Feb 20

SergeStorms

(19,487 posts)

3. I prefer to think of Southern Indiana.......

Reply to Emile (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:14 AM

Feb 20

as Northern Kentucky. The demographics seem to support that. 😉

imaginary girl

(954 posts)

4. And yet not-rich people are threatened all the time by Maga with no repurcussions!

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 11:06 AM

Feb 20

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