On Sept. 16, FBI agents and U.S. Capitol Police arrested Keahiokahouna Stewart at his home after he allegedly sent emails and posted videos indicating plans to shoot people at the Princess Jonah Federal Building in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, man was charged with threatening to murder a U.S. official and communicating threats through interstate commerce after he targeted U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, who represents the state of Hawaii, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who represents the 2nd District for the state of Hawaii.
If convicted, Stewart faces up to 10 years in prison on the first charge and up to five years in prison on the second charge.
The threats were delivered via email and Instagram beginning in August and continued through Sept. 12. They included plans to fly from Nashville to Honolulu on Nov. 1 with an AR-15 and two handguns.
Investigators traced Stewart’s complaints back to November 2013 when he started emailing U.S. officials and departments about his belief that his Social Security number had been duplicated and issued to a soldier with whom he was stationed at Camp Stanley in Korea in 2002. Stewart demanded 100 percent disability and $50 billion.
Prior to his recent social media activity, Stewart’s actions were investigated after a May 2015 visit to Hirono’s office in Washington, D.C.
FBI arrests man threatening to shoot up federal building
