According to the criminal complaint
filed in the case, on February 17,
2023, Jack Eugene Carpenter, III,
41, of Tipton, Michigan, using
Twitter while located in Texas, made
threats against Jewish government
officials in Michigan. One post
read, in part: “I’m heading back to
Michigan now threatening to carry
out the punishment of death to
anyone that is jewish in the
Michigan govt if they don’t leave,
or confess.” Carpenter continued his
threats of violence in a second
post, which read, in part: “I’ll be
coming back to Michigan, still
driving with expired plates. You may
want to let everyone know, and Wayne
County sheriff as well, any attempt
to subdue me will be met with deadly
force in self-defense.”
The complaint indicated that
Carpenter had three 9 mm
semi-automatic pistols registered to
him, and that he was under
investigation by the Michigan State
Police for stealing a fourth
pistol. According to the complaint,
it is also believed that Carpenter
also owned a shotgun and two hunting
rifles in addition to the pistols.
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