Ohio man charged with threatening violence in letters to state officials, law enforcement

Balazs Barabas

May 12 (UPI) -- An Ohio man has been charged with federal crimes for threatening violence in dozens of letters and emails directed at state officials, law enforcement and the media, according to the Justice Department. Ronald Lidderdale, 39, was charged Friday with making interstate communications with "a threat to kidnap or injure, mailing threatening communications, false information and hoaxes and cyberstalking." According to charging documents, Lidderdale is accused of sending more than 49