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Richard Mel Phillips, 36, was arrested this week in Florida after acknowledging threatening phone calls to US Congressmen who "angered him," FBI officials said.
(Marion County Prison)
Federal agents said they arrested a man in Florida this week after admitting threatening phone calls to members of Congress who "angered" him.
The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Richard Mel Phillips, "smiled" when FBI agents retransmitted voicebox records during their home visit.
After the FBI identified Phillips as a caller, they accused him of transmitting threatening communications, reported Lakeland newspaper, The Ledger.
In a message left in August, the appellant told a member that he was going to "pass a bullet through the skull," according to the documents obtained by the newspaper.
"The appellant repeatedly states that" you will all die "; and insists that he is "not crazy on your part with you," say the archives.
When the FBI questioned Phillips at his home in Fruitland Park, he admitted to telephoning politicians because "they angered him" and he blamed them for his unemployment, the newspaper reported.
In calls to lawmakers, Phillips also threatened to "massacre" FBI agents when they were sent home, reported the Orlando TV channel WFTV-TV.
Although the names of the congressmen were not revealed, the criminal complaint referred to a member with the initials Mr. W., who received a two-minute voice message from Phillips, reported by FOX35 Orlando.
The FBI has concluded that Phillips, who has no weapons, money or plans to leave the state, "could not afford" to carry out any of the threats, Ledger reported.
Phillips was detained in Marion County Prison for federal charges.
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