Texas Man, 51, Charged In Maryland For Threatening Doctor Who Publicly Supported The COVID-19 Vaccine

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Texas antheral has been federally charged with threatening Dr. Leana Wen, a erstwhile Baltimore City Health Commissioner and existent aesculapian expert with CNN, implicit her enactment of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Scott Eli Harris allegedly sent Wen a connection successful July and threatened she would beryllium shot, claiming helium was an Army seasoned and sniper.

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“I can’t hold for the shooting to start,” helium allegedly wrote, aboriginal asking, “where’s your f—ing office?”

Harris besides allegedly told Wen helium was ne'er going to instrumentality “your wonderment drug,” adding “My 12 gauge promises I won’t.”

READ MORE: Texas Man, 51, Charged In Maryland For Threatening Doctor Who Publicly Supported The COVID-19 Vaccine

The connection besides allegedly references Wen’s inheritance arsenic a Chinese migrant and uses different offensive, threatening language.

Harris is charged with 1 number of threats transmitted by interstate communication. If convicted, Harris would look a maximum condemnation of 5 years successful national situation and a good of up to $250,000.

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The indictment was primitively returned connected Sept. 29 and unsealed Tuesday aft Harris was arrested. He is scheduled to marque an archetypal quality connected Wednesday, Oct. 13 successful U.S. District Court successful Plano, Texas.

CBS Baltimore Staff