Federal law enforcement officers arrested a man named Eric James Rennert in Illinois who was indicted last month for allegedly threatening to kidnap and murder a federal judge in Florida, believed to be U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon.
Judge Cannon has been the presiding judge in the “documents” case against former President Donald Trump in the Southern District of Florida. She dismissed the case in July, ruling that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional. Smith is currently appealing that ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The indictment against Rennert lists six counts, all of which concern acts that allegedly took place in St. Lucie County, in Florida. Cannon is not identified in the indictment but is the only judge in the Fort Pierce Division of the Southern District of Florida, which is nearby.
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