Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Sen. Joni Ernst

DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 17: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) answers questions at a Town Hall meeting on the campus of Drake University, March 17, 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa. Ernst faced a confrontational crowd when discus... DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 17: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) answers questions at a Town Hall meeting on the campus of Drake University, March 17, 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa. Ernst faced a confrontational crowd when discussing health care and climate change. (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images) MORE LESS
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to threatening Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.

Court records say Robert Simet, of Omaha, entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Council Bluffs. The charge: violent threats to a federal official. His sentencing is scheduled for May 23.

An arrest affidavit says employees of a motorcycle shop in Pacific Junction, Iowa, told an FBI agent that Simet had been there July 5. During that visit, Simet made several statements about Ernst, including that he believes she is a member of the Islamic State group and that he “could kill” her during a July 10 event at the motorcycle shop.

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  1. When Nebraska sends people to Counciltucky, we’re not sending our best.

  2. I’m confused, was that wrong?

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