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El Centro man faces felony charges for threatening data center developer

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Jessamyn Dodd EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – An El Centro man accused of threatening the developer of a planned data center was arraigned Monday and is now facing felony charges. 22-year-old Diego Joe is charged with making criminal threats which is a felony, along with a misdemeanor charge of cyber harassment. Joe is accused of posting threats to data center developer Sebastian Rucci in a local Facebook group. Imperial County says investigators wit…

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El Centro man faces felony charges for threatening data center developer

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - A 22-year-old El Centro man accused of threatening the developer of a planned data center was arraigned today and is now facing felony charges. Joe Diego is charged with making criminal threats which is a felony, along with a misdemeanor charge of cyber harassment. Diego is accused of posting threats to data center developer Sebastian Rucci in a local Facebook group. Imperial County says investigators with the Sheriff'…

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El Centro resident arrested for allegedly making online threats against data center developer

The arrest comes amid efforts by community leaders to lower the temperature of the debate over a proposed data center.

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KPBS broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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