Queens Man Arrested For Threatening Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velazquez

RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS — Police have arrested a Queens man for threatening to shoot U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez during a phone call to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.

Richmond Hill resident Luke Nammacher, 28, was charged Wednesday with making a terroristic threat against the Brooklyn congresswoman, according to an NYPD spokesperson.

Nammacher had applied on Aug. 15 for an internship with Velázquez's office, then kept calling the office and harassing staffers, officials told the New York Daily News.

The next day, he called Pelosi's office claiming he had "a friend" who wanted to shoot Velázquez, according to the Daily News.

"It is my hope that this individual receives the compassion and assistance they need," Velázquez said in a statement.

This story has been updated to clarify that Rep. Nydia Velázquez's office did not reject Nammacher's application; rather, they had not yet made a decision on the application.