According to a complaint filed in federal court in Washington on Thursday, George called the Buffalo Tops supermarket on Tuesday and asked the workers who answered the phone how many blacks were in the store. He told workers that if he could already be in or near the store and no one was in the store, he would go to the tops supermarket where the deadly shooting took place in May. The place had just been reopened a few days before the call was made.
According to the complaint, George, who identified himself as a man named “Peter” on the phone, said, “I was able to pick a person from the parking lot with a really good shot,” and had an assault rifle and other weapons. Said that.
CNN has contacted the Federal Civil Service Office for comment on George’s case.
The prosecution said George called the store again on Wednesday, “he yelled at the’ethnic conflict’and said,” this is what is happening in the blue states. “
George, Lynnwood, Washington, was also charged with calling a restaurant in San Bruno, California on May 12, saying, “If the restaurant doesn’t close within 20 minutes, it will shoot black or Hispanic patrons.” Threatened. George allegedly told a San Bruno police officer who called his cell phone, “I want to attack blacks and scare the black community in the Bay Area.”
The prosecutor said he linked the call to George based on the cell phone record of the number he called, the complaint said. According to prosecutors, George has a history of using the same number to pose racial threats, including companies in Maryland, Connecticut, and Washington.
“The Buffalo community is trying to heal from the horrific shootings at the tops grocery stores. I can’t imagine that such hatred caused threatening horror to those trying to live their daily lives.” Said a US lawyer in the western region. Washington Nick Brown. “We cannot tolerate this kind of hatred in our community and will not sit by while people are trying to terrorize others throughout our country.”
George has been detained at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, and will appear in eastern court at 5 pm on Friday for the first time.
Source: www.cnn.com
