Man from Jay indicted for threatening to assault, kidnap, and murder a member of Congress

A man from Jay, Oklahoma faces a Federal indictment out of the Northern District of Oklahoma.

34-year-old Chad Allen Haeberle of Jay, Okla., is charged with threatening to assault, kidnap, and murder a Member of Congress.

Further, Haeberle is charged with causing reasonable fear or substantial emotional distress by using an electronic communication service with intent to harass and intimidate a Member of Congress and their spouse.

The U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Marshal Service, and the Jay Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathan E. Michel and Tara T. Heign are prosecuting the case.

The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence.