Minnesota Lobbyist Charged Threatening Capitol Shooting

Jonathan Michael Bohn, a Minnesota lobbyist, has been charged with felony threats of violence after sending threatening text messages to an acquaintance, expressing intent to shoot people at the Minnesota State Capitol and mentioning he had purchased 500 bullets. The threats came amid heightened tensions following a recent shooting spree at the Capitol that resulted in the deaths of House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injuries to Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Bohn's texts included violent language and caused the recipient significant distress, prompting law enforcement to search Bohn's home where an unloaded firearm was found. At his bail hearing, Bohn was held on $1 million bond and ordered to stay at least half a mile away from the Capitol and to have no contact with the threat recipient. The Inter Faculty Organization, Bohn's employer, placed him on administrative leave and condemned violence, while political leaders from both parties denounced the threats. Bohn's defense attorney claimed the messages were inappropriate but not intended to intimidate or terrorize anyone, attributing them to a political dispute following the recent Capitol shootings.