February 1, 2010 - Special Agent in Charge David W. Welker announces the arrest of Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr., age 62, for allegedly sending a threatening communication to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. O'Dwyer was arrested January 29, 2010 in the 6000 block of St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans at approximately 9:40 p.m. by members of the FBI's New Orleans Violent Crime Task Force and U.S. Deputy Marshals. O’Dwyer was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun at the time of his arrest.
A Criminal Complaint charging O'Dwyer with transmitting a communication, specifically an e-mail containing a threat to injure the person of another, in violation of Title 18 United States Code Section 875, was filed yesterday. The affidavit in support of the Complaint charging O'Dwyer alleges that on January 29, 2010 O’Dwyer sent an electronic communication to United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, which read in part: Given the recent "security breach" at 500 Poydras Street, a number of scoundrels might be at risk if I DO become homicidal.
O'Dwyer was held following his initial appearance yesterday pending a detention hearing scheduled to occur tomorrow.
The public is reminded that a complaint is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in criminal cases are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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