A Dayton man has been accused of threatening to kill a U.S. congressman.
Jeffrey Dorsey, 60, was taken into custody Tuesday evening and appeared in U.S. District Court in Dayton on Wednesday afternoon.
A U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson wouldn't name the congressman.
Federal prosecutors alleged Dorsey left a voicemail on the congressman’s main office phone line threatening to kill him if he voted to make cuts to Medicaid.
He's been charged with interstate communications with a threat to injure. If convicted, it's punishable by up to five years in prison, according to prosecutors.
A federal public defender has been appointed to represent Dorsey.
