Alaskan Children’s Book Illustrator Charged With ‘Terroristic Threatening’ for Suggesting Trans People May Kill Children
A children’s book illustrator has been charged with terroristic threatening for leaving notes around Juneau, Alaska, suggesting that transgender people will commit violence.
The notes were left in apparent connection to the recent killing of 6 individuals at a Christian school in Nashville, including 3 children, by a transgender.
Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, has been put under arrest under one charge of terroristic threatening, which is a Class C felony. A Class C felony can result in up to 5 years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines. Watley is being held in the Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
In a news release, Juneau police said they had arrested 47-year-old Juneau resident Mitchell Thomas Watley on one felony count of terroristic threatening. https://t.co/FmoAON2qgy
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The Juneau Police Department received a report on March 31 about a note “that indicated a possible general threat against children.” Later that same day, the police received a second report about a similar note. On April 2, two more notes were reportedly left at local businesses. Police were able to identify and arrest Watley that same day. The arrest was made with assistance from the FBI.
“Feeling Cute Might Shoot Some Children,” one note read, with a picture of a rifle and a transgender pride flag, according to a criminal complaint accessed by the Juneau Empire. (Read more from “Alaskan Children’s Book Illustrator Charged With ‘Terroristic Threatening’ for Suggesting Trans People May Kill Children” HERE)
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A Children’s Book Illustrator Has Been Arrested in Alaska over Anti-Transgender Notes
By Yahoo News. . .On Friday, which was Transgender Day of Visibility, the Juneau Police Department received an early morning report about a note found in a local store that “indicated a possible general threat against children,” according to a statement issued by the department. Several hours later, police received a second report about a similar note found on a bulletin board in the State Office Building. . .
According to court documents, Watley referenced the Nashville school shooting suspect after his arrest.
“Officers spoke to Mitchell, who said (in essence) that he was in fear of the recent transgender school shooter and took it upon himself to print out and distribute these leaflets,” the criminal complaint said. . .
Watley is best known for his illustrations in the children’s books “I Would Tuck You In” and “You Are Home With Me,” which feature animals snuggling their children. The animals make their young feel safe and loved with affirmations like, “Wherever you may be, you will always have a home with me.” (Read more from “A Children’s Book Illustrator Has Been Arrested in Alaska over Anti-Transgender Notes” HERE)
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