'I Will Blow Your Head Off,' Says Man Arrested For Threatening John Lewis: Police

ATLANTA, GA -- A multi-agency police force arrested an Atlanta man early Thursday for allegedly threatening U.S. Rep John Lewis, Patch has learned.

Officers with the U.S. Capitol Police Department along Federal Bureau of Investigation agents detained Dante Antoine Rosser, 42, at his west Atlanta home.

Rosser is charged with making threats against a U.S. official, according to the Atlanta Office of Special-Agent In Charge David LeValley of the FBI.

Authorities said Rosser repeatedly called Lewis, who represents Georgia's 5th District, which includes Atlanta, demanding that his office "seek financial reparations on his and his family's behalf," the FBI said.

Rosser allegedly called Lewis 46 times, menacing the Congressman along with his staffers.

One particularly vitriolic call came on Feb 23, when Rosser allegedly said, "I will blow your head off. You're dead," according to the FBI. He then told the staff member who took the call that they as well as other staffers should fear for their lives.

Rosser is expected to make a court appearance in front of a U.S. Magistrate judge later Thursday at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.

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