Detroit police arrested a man facing felony charges for allegedly making violent threats against police officers over Facebook.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the felony charges Wednesday against Nheru Gowan Littleton, reports WXYZ. Police arrested Littleton a few hours later at a Comfort Inn.
“The men and women who stand between mothers and children and those that want to do harm should be able to do their job without the fear of an unprovoked attack. This is a fight worth fighting, we cannot allow it to be open season on police,” Schuette said.
Littleton allegedly wrote, “F them racist ass cops!!! Kill them ALL. Black Lives Matter. Black people should start killing all white cops just like they are killing us!!! Then and only then will this shit stop. Why you ask? Because white people will be dropping like flies!!!” in a July Facebook post.
His Facebook post was allegedly written after the Dallas shooting. Littleton has been charged with making a terroristic threat and using a computer to execute a crime.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy refused to bring charges against Littleton two months ago, saying that his Facebook posts did not constitute a crime.
“These charges are solid and substantive. I stand with the cops. These threats are serious. They provoke violence. We filed these charges; they’re solid, and this is a fight worth fighting for,” Schuette said when asked about the different opinions on bringing charges against Littleton.
Threatening the life of a police officer is a threat against the whole community, Police Chief James Craig said.
“I’ve made a commitment to the men and women of the Detroit Police Department, I will not ignore those who threaten their safety. I refuse to let threats against officers go without a response,” he continued.
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