US EditionMan Threatened IL State Senator, Faces Felony Charges: Police
Joseph Haggerty, a city inspector, faces two felony counts after sending threatening emails to a state senator, linked to anger over political issues, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Joseph Haggerty, 59-year-old Chicago resident, was charged with two felony counts of threatening a public official and turned himself in to police in Chicago, remaining in Stephenson County custody.
- A source of the threats appears linked to political anger, authorities say, as Joseph Haggerty admitted being angry about politics and vaguely remembered emailing State Sen. Andrew Chesney after his broadcast backing National Guard deployment and criticizing Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- Investigators say Joseph Haggerty Googled Chesney and his email, sent two threatening emails from his personal Gmail account within a minute, and later searched for items like "heavy duty water balloons" and paintball guns.
- A state senator urged decisive action, citing Chesney's praise for Illinois State Police's swift response and calling for removal from the mayor's office.
- Amid national concern over threats to public officials, city records link Joseph Haggerty to the City of Chicago Buildings Department as an inspector earning $133,431.96 annually.
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Chicago man charged with threatening GOP state senator
A Chicago city inspector was arrested after he was accused of making threats toward a state senator, according to Illinois State Police and state Sen. Andrew Chesney.Joseph Haggerty, a 59-year-old Chicago resident, faces two felony charges of threatening a public official, police said. He turned himself in to police in Chicago on Tuesday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he remains in custody in Stephenson County.Chesney repo…
Chicago city employee charged with threatening Illinois state senator from Freeport in emails
A city of Chicago employee has been accused of sending a pair of threatening emails to a northwest Illinois state lawmaker and told a police investigator that he had been “angry a lot lately, especially about politics,” authorities said. Joseph Haggerty, 59, of Chicago, was charged with two felony counts of threatening a public official after authorities said he sent the emails in September to state Sen. Andrew Chesney, a conservative Republican…
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