New York man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for threatening Sen. Raphael Warnock

A federal judge has sentenced a New York man to nearly 3 years in prison for making threats against Sen. Warnock.

, as well as illegally possessing ammunition. The Queens resident and Proud Boys supporter posted threats against Warnock and other elected officials on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to stop Congress from counting the Electoral College votes from the 2020 presidential election.

Government lawyers said Florea's wife told the FBI that he"was in a frenzy to join the attack," and that he'd armed himself with knives to travel to Washington, D.C., but that his planned ride did not pick him up.because she refused to help him raise money for the Proud Boys, one of the far right groups involved in the Jan. 6 siege.

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