A Pennsylvania man who escaped from jail earlier this year before being captured in South Carolina has been indicted by a US grand jury for threatening to kill Rep Bennie Thompson, the chair of the congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
The man, Robert Vargo, is facing a bevy of other criminal charges related to his threat to kill Mr Thompson, Mr Thompson’s family, and President Joe Biden, per Reuters. He is also charged with threatening the president, threat by interstate communications, and influencing a federal official by threat.
