Connecticut man arrested for threatening to kill Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood

A Connecticut man, who identified himself as a nationalist and a fan of Adolf Hitler, was arrested for threatening to kill Sheriff Mike Chitwood on...

April 24, 2023
6:44 AM

A Connecticut man, who identified himself as a nationalist and a fan of Adolf Hitler, was arrested for threatening to kill Sheriff Mike Chitwood on an extremist chat group platform, authorities said. Cristhian Zapata, 23, of Ansonia, Connecticut, was arrested Wednesday evening by the Shelton Police Department on a felony warrant for making a written threat to kill and was jailed on $100,000 bail, said sheriff's spokesman Andrew Gant. He is awaiting extradition to Volusia County, officials said. Zapata is the third person to be arrested after threatening to kill Chitwood while chatting on the extremist group platform 4CHAN.

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