- Arther Graham, 46, allegedly threatened to kill an unknown senator and ‘wear her skin’ as clothing in a web page entry
- If Graham is found guilty of the federal charges, he could face up to five years in prison
An Alaska man has been arrested and charged federally for allegedly making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a current U.S. senator.
Arther Graham, 46, reportedly threatened to kill an unidentified senator and “wear her skin” as clothing on a web page filed in September.
He was arrested last month by special agents from the U.S. Capitol Police and FBI and is being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex in Alaska.
Graham could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the federal charges.
Although court documents do not name or indicate where the senator is from, the senator is identified as female.
Arther Graham, 46, allegedly threatened to kill an unknown senator and “wear her skin” as clothing when submitting a web page. He is being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex in Alaska
According to court documents, the threat read: “Well, it’s after hours and my landlady hasn’t delivered the eviction papers yet as she promised.
‘She DID tell me to live somewhere else, so now I’m legally obliged to do so.
‘I’m in the dark here. Until I get new information (United States Senator 1), my plan is to hunt you down, cut the flesh from your body, and wear your skin as clothing.
“I will live in YOU (United States Senator 1). I might as well do that, because I have nowhere else to live.
‘The bank is taking my parents’ house. When I inherit my mother’s municipal bonds, I’m going to use them as kindling to light my homeless campfire when I inevitably become a homeless person like I was when I was a little boy.
“I’m also going to cut off your skin and wear it as clothing. Oops, I said that already. Someone call the police. Deiter dreams about his mother again.’
Court documents showed that FBI agents interviewed Graham at his home in Kenai and he admitted to sending the email to the senator.
Although Alaska’s only female senator is Republican Lisa Murkowski, it is unlikely the threats were made against her as Graham is accused of making interstate threats, indicating aspects of the crime cross state lines.
Murkowski’s representatives declined to comment or confirm whether the threat was directed at her.
Graham identified himself in the web entry using his full name, email address, telephone number and home address.
Court documents showed that FBI agents interviewed Graham at his home in Kenai and he admitted to sending the email to the senator.
He also told officers that he knew sending the message was against the law.
According to Anchorage daily newsGraham had sent several profane and threatening messages in 2019 and 2020 to a New York-based journalist known for his reporting on a sex cult.
The journalist did not press charges against Graham at the time.
His first hearing for allegedly threatening the senator will take place tomorrow and it is unknown how he plans to argue in court.