"A 72-year-old man was charged with threatening to assault and kill a federal judge in Minnesota, the Justice Departmentsaid Tuesday, after a summer marked by two high-profile shootings in the state and amid growing concern about threats against judges. Law enforcement responded Wednesday after Robert Phillip Ivers printed copies of a 236-page "manifesto" at a library in Wayzata- a Minneapolis suburb - titled "How to Kill a Federal Judge," according to prosecutors. The document allegedly described killing judges and children and names at least two federal judges."
""At a time when Minnesota is reeling from acts of violence, the last thing we need is someone spreading fear into our churches, libraries, and courts," acting U.S. attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a statement. "Ivers's threats are bone chilling. After the past few months, we are not taking chances." Ivers has a history of threatening federal officials. He was convicted in 2018 of threatening to kill a Minnesota federal judge. In 2022, he was charged with threatening a federal official."
A 72-year-old man, Robert Phillip Ivers, was charged with threatening to assault and kill a federal judge after printing copies of a 236-page manifesto titled 'How to Kill a Federal Judge' at a library in Wayzata, Minnesota. Prosecutors allege the document described killing judges and children and named at least two federal judges. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson called the threats 'bone chilling' and said authorities would not take chances amid recent violence. Ivers has a prior conviction in 2018 for threatening to kill a federal judge and faced a 2022 charge; his lawyer said much of the document was included in prior cases.
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