Man threatens Congressman Johnson

SALEM — Capitol police, the FBI and Salem police are investigating a report of a man who called U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson’s Salem district office threatening the congressman.

Daniel Halliburton, Johnson’s security director and a field representative, reported to city police at 4:37 p.m. Tuesday that a man called Johnson’s Salem office, yelled profanities at him and made threatening statements about the congressman.

The Salem police report says the man who called Johnson’s office lives out of town. There is no information available on the threats.

Johnson’s office also filed a report with Capitol police, who are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Salem police on this.

Johnson’s office is declining comment.

In May 2012, James J. Shuba of Canfield was sentenced by a federal judge to three years’ probation for making a death threat by telephone against Johnson, R-6th, of Marietta, a year earlier.

Shuba was also fined $3,000 and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.

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