Political opponent of Texas Rep. Randy Weber accused of threatening to kill him – Houston Public Media

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A longtime political opponent of U.S. Representative Randy Weber has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill a representative from Southeast Texas, according to documents filed in federal court this month.

Douglas Keith Casey, 68, a multiple-time U.S. Congressional candidate under the name Keith Casey, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of threatening a U.S. official. Casey has been accused of wanting to kill Weber on two different occasions this year. Also two days after his election day.

“We are aware of the situation and appreciate the involvement of law enforcement agencies,” a Weber spokesperson said in an email Tuesday. “We have no further comment at this time as this is an ongoing legal matter.”

Court records do not list Casey’s attorney, who was arrested on December 6. houston chronicle.

Weber represents District 14, which includes Galveston, much of Brazoria County south of Houston, and the Beaumont area.

Casey has opposed Weber on numerous occasions since 2012, when Weber was first elected to Congress. The last time they faced off was in the Republican primary on March 1, where Weber received 89.3 percent of the over 65,000 votes cast, while Casey received 7.9 percent in a race of three candidates.

Later that month, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court, an employee at a radio station in Beaumont told Weber’s office that he received a call from Casey. Weber and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Casey told a radio station employee that Abbott and Weber were involved in organized crime and stole the election from him, adding, “I’m going to kill it (expletive).”

A radio station employee told criminal investigators that Casey had previously “displayed threatening behavior on several occasions,” according to court documents.

Then, in August, Casey went to Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont and told the lieutenant that he was a “prophet” and a “servant of God in the highest order.” Defeated Weber, but claimed to have been “banished” from office, according to a presumed-cause affidavit.Inpatient treatment.

On November 10, two days after the general election, Casey was said to have been seen getting in and out of a car parked in front of a business in Nederland, according to court documents. When approached by someone wanting to check on his health, Casey repeated claims that the election was stolen from him, saying he had a gun and was “going to beat him”, referring to Weber. is said to have said .

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