A 22-year-old man is in custody after police say he threatened to kill New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte.

Tristan Anderson of Hooksett, New Hampshire is charged with criminal threatening and harm or threats to certain government officials.

The criminal complaint against Anderson released Thursday alleges that he "Did knowingly threaten to commit the crime of homicide and/or assault against Governor Kelly Ayotte, the current governor of the state of New Hampshire, for the purpose of influencing such official's action or in retaliation for action taken as part of such official's government duties."

Threats against Gov. Kelly Ayotte

Anderson was allegedly messaging with a woman on Snapchat and said "I'm going to target the NH Mayor Kelly ayott… With my weapon of mass destruction."

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