A Fairburn man was arrested by federal authorities during a lengthy standoff Friday after he allegedly made online racial threats to kill Jews and Black people, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

Christopher Robertson, 42, is facing federal charges of communicating interstate threats following his alleged actions last month, which included “menacing visits” to several Jewish buildings across metro Atlanta, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. Those visits and threats prompted law enforcement officers to monitor dozens of Jewish facilities in the metro area, Hertzberg said.

“The allegations against Robertson, which include ... vile online threats against Jews and Blacks, are of great concern,” Hertzberg said in a statement. “Protecting the community from hate-fu

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