White man posing as «Black homosexual» online gets arrested for violent article comment
Jeffrey Hanson was taken into custody when police found out he had posted a violent threat linked to a cultural event in New Haven, Conn., and doing it while disguising his identity.
A Connecticut man has been charged after making a violent threat on online linked to New Haven’s Puerto Rican Festival, police say.
According to The New Haven Register, over the weekend police arrested Jeffrey Hanson, 53, for second-degree breach of peace. In the comments section under an online article posted by local station WTNH about the cultural event, Hanson allegedly commented: «we need 30 round magazines».
Police say Hanson falsified his identity under a fake account under the name «Jake Wilson» who purported to be a «Black homosexual».