A San Mateo County man has been arrested and a gun restraining order was issued after he allegedly made threats targeting a member of a local church, authorities said.

According to the sheriff's office , deputies on Friday morning responded to a report by a concerned resident of a social media post making specific threats against a person attending Our Lady of Lebanon, a Maronite Catholic Church in city of Millbrae. Deputies said the suspect threatened to attack the victim at a Mass set for Sunday at the church.

The person who made the report also told deputies that the suspect had a history of harassment toward an organizer at the church.

Deputies arrested the man, identified as 50-year-old Alexi El Kadi of Belmont, without incident.

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