MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — A federal grand jury indicted a Cumberland County man for threatening to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced Wednesday.
Mohamed Farah, 32, who is a citizen of Somalia currently living in Mechanicsburg, allegedly threatened to assassinate Biden, and further threatened to assassinate Trump should the former president run for re-election, according to Gurganus.
The alleged threats occurred in January, Gurganus said.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lower Allen Township Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for each of the charged offenses is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.
Earlier in January, Farah was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following a domestic incident, according to Upper Allen Township Police and court records.
