In a concerning incident, an Army veteran named Christian Ernest Beyer, aged 41, allegedly made online threats to kill soldiers stationed at Fort Irwin in California. Beyer, hailing from Petaluma, now faces charges of interstate threats, a crime that could lead to a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, as announced by the Department of Justice in a recent press release.
The release reveals that Beyer, who is a former Army veteran, was stationed at Fort Irwin but was court-martialed in 2021 for an assault. An affidavit discloses that Beyer posted a YouTube video under his own name last month, wherein he explicitly threatened to harm specific soldiers at Fort Irwin.
In the video, Beyer declared his willingness to go to great lengths to defend his beliefs, asserting that anyone in uniform would be seen as an enemy, and he would engage in conflict until he had overcome them.
Beyer was apprehended at his father's residence and charged with a felony offense on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Justice Department.
The press release mentions that Beyer's history includes past instances of violence. In October, he was involved in an alarming incident in Mendocino County where he allegedly threatened a group of elderly individuals with a knife.
After parking his car in a neighborhood where he did not reside, Beyer escalated the situation by brandishing the knife at one of the elderly persons and subsequently driving his vehicle dangerously close to them, approximately 13 feet off the street.
Following this disturbing incident, Beyer fled to a parking lot, leading to a confrontation with local law enforcement and his subsequent arrest, according to the Justice Department.
The FBI is actively investigating the case as part of its Los Angeles Joint Terrorism Task Force, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel H. Weiner of the General Crimes Section tasked with prosecuting Beyer's case.
Please note that the Justice Department did not respond immediately to a request for comment from Fox News.
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