SEATTLE — The sister of the Washington state man charged with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her support for health care reform said her brother has no history of intimidation.
Helen Evans was at the federal court in Yakima, Wash., Tuesday when 63-year-old Charles Alan Wilson made his first court appearance, hours after being arrested without incident by FBI agents.
Federal prosecutors allege that Wilson left several voicemails laden with expletives, some which included threats to Murray, between March 22 and April 4. He was charged with one count of Threatening a Federal Official.
"Obviously, my brother crossed over a line, if this is true," the 60-year-old Evans said. "But also, what can I believe when I read it? I'm not going to judge or make any assessments until I talk to him."
Murray's office had told the FBI it had been receiving harassing messages from a caller for months, but they became more threatening as Congress was voting on the health care legislation.
The report of the threats from Murray's office came amid a rash of ugliness aimed at lawmakers who supported the sweeping federal health care legislation. Some lawmakers have been spit on and several have reported receiving threatening calls.
FBI spokesman Bill Carter said Wilson is believed to be the first person in the country arrested for such threats.
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