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QUEENS, N.Y. (WPIX) – A Texas man was arraigned in a Queens court Thursday for allegedly making threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday.
Jeremy Fistel, 44, is accused of making "terroristic threat[s]" against Mamdani in a slew of "increasingly alarming" voice messages and emails to the state assemblymember, according to Katz.
Fistel could face up to 60 years in jail for the phone calls and emails that included hateful comments about Mamdani, his family, and Muslims, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors read out the calls and emails in court, which included many expletives and mentions of violence against Mamdani. The calls and emails, sent to Mamdani'