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Ohio Man Called for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to ‘Be Shot,’ Illegally Stockpiled Weapons: Prosecutors

Federal agents raided the home of Tim Ireland after he posted about the congresswoman on Facebook.

An Ohio man is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he posted on Facebook that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez “should be shot.” Federal agents subsequently raided the home of the man, Tim Ireland, and found a stockpile of illegal weaponry, prosecutors said Friday. Ireland was hit with criminal charges and a FBI background check showed the 41-year-old Ohioan had two outstanding warrants, one for marijuana possession in Georgia and one for skipping a court hearing in Florida. “Ireland stated he was very proud of that post he made,” a federal agent wrote in an affidavit. Ocasio-Cortez has faced a barrage of threats since she took office in January and has often blamed right-wing outlets for making her a target. “There’s clearly a correlation between the intensity of Fox News and Breitbart and all those folks and the amount of threats that we get,” she said in March.