Suspect in newsroom rampage investigated for threats in 2013

Saturday, June 30, 2018

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The man accused of killing five people at a Maryland newspaper was investigated five years ago for a barrage of menacing tweets against the daily, but a detective concluded he was no threat, and the paper didn't want to press charges for fear of inflaming the situation, according to a police report released Friday.

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