New York man threatened to kill Yonkers mayor and police throughout St. Patrick’s Day parade, prosecutors say

A New York man was arrested on fees of allegedly threatening to kill the mayor of Yonkers and metropolis law enforcement officials at a St. Patrick’s Day parade, prosecutors mentioned.

Ridon Kola, 32, is accused of posting threatening messages on social media saying he would “slaughter” and “crucify” members of the Yonkers Police Division “all alongside” McLean Avenue, which is alongside town’s parade route.

He was taken into custody Friday, in the future earlier than the parade, on fees of threatening interstate communications, based on the U.S. Lawyer for the Southern District of New York.

Kola allegedly began posting the messages in 2021, based on a felony grievance. In a Nov. 19, 2021 put up, he allegedly wrote a menace in Albanian that was translated to: “I’m going to slaughter you little women,” the grievance says.

The next month, he allegedly wrote that he was going to kill officers and mayor Mike Spano.

Investigators spoke with Kola in December 2021 at his house. The grievance says that he admitted to writing the messages however mentioned they weren’t critical and he had no plans to hurt officers or the mayor. Police searched his house however discovered no weapons.

Due to the threats, the police division issued a warning to officers “to train diligence and warning” when interacting with Kola.

Earlier this month, Kola allegedly began sending threatening messages once more, writing on March 6 that he was in search of an officer and would “burn the world” till he discovered him, based on the grievance.

In a March 9 message, Kola allegedly threatened to “crucify” police and their bosses “all alongside McLean ave,” the grievance states. “Will probably be a horror scene,” he allegedly mentioned.

Prosecutors mentioned that Kola lives in an space near the place the parade ends and that he had additionally posted an image of himself holding an ax.

U.S. Lawyer Damian Williams mentioned Kola’s actions wouldn’t be tolerated.

“Threatening violence in opposition to police or to undermine public security is not going to be tolerated, as Kola now stands charged and faces jail time for his threats in opposition to our devoted regulation enforcement companions tasked with protecting us secure,” he mentioned in an announcement.