芝加哥工人因移民言论后通过电子邮件威胁参议员而被捕。 Chicago worker arrested for threatening senator via email after immigration remarks.

约瑟夫·哈格蒂是一名59岁的芝加哥市政府雇员, 在2025年11月25日被捕, 两项重罪指控是威胁伊利诺伊州参议员安德鲁·切斯尼, Joseph Haggerty, a 59-year-old Chicago city employee, was arrested on November 25, 2025, on two felony counts of threatening Illinois State Senator Andrew Chesney after sending offensive emails from his personal Gmail account. 9月2日发出的这些威胁是在切斯尼讨论移民和国民警卫队部署的新闻发布会之后发出的。 The threats, sent on September 2, followed a press conference where Chesney discussed immigration and National Guard deployment. Haggerty承认在接受警方采访时对政治感到愤怒, Haggerty admitted to anger over politics during a police interview but said he didn’t intend harm. 他在库克县自首,目前仍被关押在斯蒂芬森县。 He turned himself in in Cook County and remains in custody in Stephenson County. 当局确认了逮捕行动,切斯尼赞扬了迅速反应,呼吁追究责任。 Authorities confirmed the arrest, and Chesney praised the swift response, calling for accountability. 芝加哥建筑部谴责这些威胁, 但表示尚未收到正式通知。 The Chicago Buildings Department condemned the threats but said it hasn’t received formal notice.