Rep. Max Miller, a Republican congressman from Ohio, reported being threatened and run off the road by Feras S. Hamdan. Hamdan allegedly displayed a Palestinian flag, yelled death threats, and used antisemitic slurs. Miller called 911 and provided Hamdan's license plate number.
Hamdan was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing. He voluntarily surrendered with legal representation and awaits a court appearance.
The Rocky River Police Department and the US Capitol Police are jointly investigating the incident. USCP investigators traveled to Ohio to assist in the investigation.
In the 911 call, Miller recounted the incident, stating he felt threatened and feared for his and his young daughter's safety. He mentioned he carried a weapon but did not use it.
Note: The article is ongoing, and further updates are expected.
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A man in Ohio has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening Rep. Max Miller during an incident in which the Republican US congressman says he was driven off the road, according to documents provided to CNN.
Feras S. Hamdan, 36, was arrested after Miller filed and signed a complaint with police for aggravated menacing, as well as requested a protective order against him, according to the Rocky River Police Department in Ohio.
Hamdan, accompanied by legal counsel, voluntarily turned himself in and is awaiting a court appearance, according to police.
CNN is attempting to reach Hamdan’s attorney.
Miller on Thursday called the Rocky River Police Department via 911 to report that an individual on the highway was threatening him and his family.
“I’m on the freeway. I have somebody who has cut me off, who is flipping me off, who is showing me a Palestinian flag and is yelling to kill me,” Miller said, according to a recording of the call obtained by CNN.
He told the 911 operator at one point: “I’m a little shaken at the moment because I got death threats.”
Miller called police on his way to work and read the license plate of the alleged perpetrator. At one point, he held out his phone for the 911 dispatcher to hear the honking and yelling, though the sounds were largely unintelligible. His call was transferred to a different police department based on the location of the incident.
“I was just driving to work and I was cut off by a man in a Tesla who held up a Palestinian flag to me and then rolled down his window and said that I’m going to cut your throat and your daughter’s. And he said you’re a dirty Jew. I’m going to f**king kill you all, and I know who you are and where you live,” Miller said in the transferred call.
Miller told the dispatcher later: “I have a weapon on me. I’m glad I didn’t use it. But, I mean, what is going to happen? This guy just said he is going to kill me. And said he is going to kill my daughter who is almost two years old. And he cut me off and clearly was trying to hurt me.”
The end of the 911 audio breaks up.
CNN has reached out to Miller’s office for additional information.
The Rocky River Police are working with US Capitol Police to investigate the incident. USCP investigators traveled to Ohio to investigate the incident, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
Reached by CNN Friday, USCP declined to comment on the matter citing safety reasons.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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