The FBI has taken 32-year-old Charles Turner Habermann into custody on charges of making menacing phone calls to Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) that included threats to kill him, his family and friends.

Authorities say Habermann made two expletive-laced calls to McDermott's office on Dec. 9th. In the first call, Habermann said he'd seen McDermott on television and was enraged by his comments opposing tax cuts for the rich.

"He's a piece of human filth. He's a liar, he's a communist, he's a piece of [expletive] garbage," Habermann said, adding that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other U.S. founding fathers would "blow his [McDermott's] brains out" if they met him. Habermann then threatened to kill McDermott as well as his friends and family.

In a second call, Habermann said he had "a lot of money" and "a lot of friends" and that McDermott was "going down." Habermann left his name and phone number during both recorded messages.

It isn't the first time Habermann has threatened an elected official. Last March, he was investigated by the California Highway Patrol after he left voice messages threatening an unidentified California state legislator.

Habermann is scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court Wednesday. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

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