"An Alabama man who claimed to be Michael the Angel of Death has been charged with multiple felonies after he threatened to "do the Lord's reaping" at a Catholic monastery in Orange County and then traveled to the church with a sizable cache of weapons, authorities said. On Wednesday, Joshua Michael Richardson, 38, was charged with felony criminal threats and possession of six high-capacity gun magazines, brass knuckles and a sword, according to the Orange County district attorney's office."
"On Aug. 19, St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado Canyon received an email from Richardson in which he claimed to be the "rider of the pale horse," the last of the four horsemen in the Book of Revelation, who personifies death. He also said he was Michael the Angel of Death, referencing the Archangel Michael, who is tasked with escorting souls to the afterlife, prosecutors said."
Joshua Michael Richardson, 38, traveled from Alabama to St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado Canyon after sending an email claiming to be the "rider of the pale horse" and Michael the Angel of Death. He selected the abbey because it celebrates Michaelmas and attended afternoon services on Aug. 26. He followed the priest into a private area and said he had come to "do the Lord's work" and to "separate the weak from the weeds." Authorities arrested him on Aug. 28 after receiving reports of the threatening emails. He is charged with felony criminal threats and possession of multiple prohibited weapons and magazines.
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