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[Xinhua News Agency Micro Feature] A US man was indicted for allegedly making "violent threats" against Vice President Kamala Harris online. On the 5th, the man appeared in court for the first time in the Western District of Virginia Federal District Court.

The Associated Press reported on the 6th, citing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia, that Frank Lucio Carrillo, 66, lives in Winchester. On the 2nd of this month, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia filed a federal criminal lawsuit against Carrillo for "threatening the vice president."

According to court documents, Carrillo posted a series of "threatening" remarks against Harris on social media on the 27th of last month, a few days after Harris launched her campaign. One of the posts said that Harris "will be burned to death. If no one does it, I will do it myself."

Carrillo also posted comments on social media attacking President Joseph Biden and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Court documents show that FBI agents seized a rifle and a pistol when they searched Carrillo's home on the 2nd.

The 2024 US presidential election will be held in early November. Harris officially won the Democratic presidential nomination on the 5th and will face Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump. Trump was "attempted to assassinate" at a campaign rally in July and injured his right ear. The gunman's motive has not yet been determined. (End) (Sun Shuo)