ATLANTA, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
ATLANTA - Isiah Washington was arraigned yesterday in federal court after allegedly posting violent threats against a former FBI official on social media.
"Washington allegedly posted explicit threats to kill a former high-level FBI supervisor as part of a vicious online tirade aimed at multiple federal law enforcement agencies," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Threats to murder and maim are not protected speech, and they will not be tolerated. My office will aggressively prosecute anyone who threatens the life of a law enforcement officer."
"Violent threats against FBI personnel are not...