DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man is accused of sending threatening emails to members of a South Florida university.
Christopher Michael Revere, 35, of Delray Beach, was arrested Monday and charged with six counts of written or electronic threat to kill or do bodily harm, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office online booking records.
According to the Florida Atlantic University Police Department, Revere was arrested after the department received calls about the emails, which were sent on Jan. 21, WPEC-TV reported. Police said an investigation revealed that the threats were sent from an email address linked to Revere, according to WPTV.
The emails were sent to six different faculty members at Florida Atlantic University and Palm Beach State College, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Revere was accused of sending “repetitive concerning emails and using profanity” toward one of the faculty members, according to the affidavit.
“As a soldier we carry the weight of expecting to kill an ‘enemy’ of our country (enemies today friends tomorrow),” Revere allegedly wrote, according to the affidavit filed in online Palm Beach County court records. “Imagine how I feel about your life. They don’t matter at all to me because I obviously never matter to any of you. And you expect me not to kill you. ...”
Two days later, police said Revere sent several more emails to the same faculty member, using the same email address, WPTV reported.
“Ya’ll don’t deserve anything. .... Thinking ya’ll woke. You don’t get the gift of life. It’s already been taken away from you unless you actually wake the (expletive) up,” Revere wrote, according to the affidavit. “Jesus died on the cross for us. I would never miss a deadline. None of you cared about yourself.”
It was unclear what deadline Revere was referring to, according to WPTV.
Police said that attached to one of the emails was a TikTok video that spoke about “executing the enemy,” with the person in the video building and then setting off a bomb, WPEC reported.
Police later obtained a risk protection order and found a bolt action rifle with a scope and a semi-automatic pistol, according to the affidavit. Officers also discovered several rounds of ammunition, the affidavit stated.