Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's Opponent Accused of Chilling Death Threat in 2022 Primary

An indictment was made public this week, accusing a Florida man of threatening to kill both his primary opponent in the 2021 election for Florida's 13th Congressional District and a private citizen who is an acquaintance of that opponent.

The prosecution claims that William Robert Braddock III41 years old, from St. Petersburg, and Victim 1 were candidates in the primary elections for Florida's 13th congressional district in the United States. the Justice Department said. Victim 2 is identified as a private citizen and acquaintance of Victim 1.

In a shocking recorded call with a local activist, Braddock brazenly claimed that he would unleash a hit squad of Russians and Ukrainians to take down the representative. Ana Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) during the heated 2022 primary for a seat in Clearwater, according to a report by Politico.

Braddock specifically threatened to “call my Russian-Ukrainian squad” to make Victim 1 disappear, the regulatory authority said in a note. After making these threats, he left the United States and was later discovered living in the Philippines. Braddock, recently deported to the United States, made his first court appearance yesterday in Los Angeles.

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Politician there was before reported that a conservative activist recorded Braddock advising him not to support Luna, who had been defeated by Crist in 2020, because he claimed to have connections to murderers.

According to a recording received by Politico, he said: “I really don't want to have to end anyone's life for the good of the people of the United States of America.” Braddock expressed that it would break his heart, but that if it was necessary, he believed it had to be done, referring to Luna as simply a “bump” and comparing her to a dead squirrel that one runs over every day when leaving the neighborhood.

Braddock faces one count of interstate transmission of an actual threat to harm another individual.

If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. A federal district court judge will decide the sentence, taking into account the United States Sentencing Guidelines and other relevant factors, the Justice Department added.

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