Telephone threats to two House members led to the arrest of a New York man Thursday, according to reports.
Carlos Bayon, 63, allegedly left threatening voicemails for Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and a member of Congress from Washington state, in calls to their local offices, according to a local report. Bayon faces up to 5 years in prison or a $250,000 fine.
“Hey listen, this message is for you and the people that sent you there. You are taking ours, we are taking yours. Anytime, anywhere. We know where they are. We are not going to feed them sandwiches, we are going to feed them lead. Make no mistake you will pay. Ojo por ojo, diente por diente (Spanish for ‘an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’). That is our law and we are the majority. Have a good day,” Bayon said, per a Buffalo TV station.
Scalise was injured in a shooting at a congressional baseball practice last year.
