A 72-year-old man in Minnesota has been arrested after he allegedly penned a manifesto titled "How to Kill a Federal Judge," even showing the macabre work to the staff at a local library he visited to make copies.

Robert Phillip Ivers was taken into custody last week and charged with threatening to assault and murder a federal judge, authorities announced.

"At a time when Minnesota is reeling from acts of violence, the last thing we need is someone spreading fear into our churches, libraries, and courts," acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a news release following Ivers' arrest. "Ivers's threats are bone chilling. After the past few months, we are not taking chances. When someone threatens our community, we believe them, and we will act swiftly to protect Minnesotans."

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