The FBI is now investigating the case of a Florida man accused of making death threats against the family of a Purdue University superfan and cancer activist who died last week.
Update: We've continued to cooperate w/ the FBI & U.S. Attorney’s Office in this case, and today deputies arrested John Pinkham at the jail on a federal warrant. Inquiries on Pinkham’s federal charges should be directed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indianapolis. https://t.co/x3YUsrqmB5
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) January 9, 2019
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood tells the Daytona Beach News-Journal that John Pinkham, 39, will be extradited to Indiana to face federal charges of intent to injure.
He was arrested Monday.
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Pinkham is accused of making multiple posts using an alias on 20-year-old Tyler Trent’s Facebook page after news of the former Purdue student’s death.
Authorities say the posts included threats of violence at a vigil at the West Lafayette, Indiana, school.
Chitwood says Pinkham denied sending the threats and blamed his girlfriend.
Trent’s battle with bone cancer drew national attention.
A lawyer for Pinkham isn’t listed.
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