On a Thursday in late October, a Las Vegas man was arrested for allegedly sending a run of threatening voicemails to Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen, the Democrat who is one of the few Jewish women to have served in the Senate. The messages, which the complaint says arrived over roughly a week, carried antisemitic slurs and the chilling suggestion of finishing what Hitler began. It is a small, sharp moment in a season when hatred tied to the Israel-Palestine conflict has been rising across the country, and it reminds us how quickly political disagreement can curdle into personal menace. The allegat
Las Vegas Man Charged With Federal Threat Over Antisemitic Voicemails to Senator Jacky Rosen
A Jewish U.S. senator was subjected to repeated antisemitic death threats, and the threats have raised concern for her safety.
He left his own name in one of the voicemails
Mark
Why does this case stand out among the threats public officials get?
Mimi
Partly the specifics. The complaint describes eight or nine days of voicemails, and then a physical attempt to get into a courthouse to see her.
Luke
Careful, though. That's the complaint's account. Miller hasn't answered it in court, and CNN says it has only reached out to his lawyer.
Mark
Fair. How did investigators find him?
Mimi
According to the complaint, he left his own name in one voicemail, and officials tied the number to the earlier calls.
Luke
Which is a claim about the evidence, not a ruling on it. We don't know yet how strong the phone link is.
Mark
The caller tied her support for Israel to her faith. Why does that matter?
Mimi
It's the antisemitic core of the messages. She's targeted as a Jewish woman, not just as a senator with a policy position.
Luke
And the broader context is advocacy groups reporting a spike in hate incidents. That's their reporting; the article gives no figures, so I wouldn't read a number into it.
Mark
What's next?
Mimi
A preliminary hearing on November 13 before Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah.
Le Pouls
- A string of voicemails over one week turned a political dispute into a sustained death threat against a sitting U.S. senator.
- The suspect allegedly left his own name in a message, and investigators traced the number almost immediately.
- On October 18 he reportedly tried to force his way into a courthouse to reach Senator Rosen, then marched down Las Vegas Boulevard shouting that he wanted to kill every Israeli.
- Rosen's office is leaving the case to the U.S. Attorney and federal investigators, while the public watches the charge move toward a November 13 preliminary hearing.
On a Thursday in late October, a Las Vegas man was arrested for allegedly sending a run of threatening voicemails to Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen, the Democrat who is one of the few Jewish women to have served in the Senate. The messages, which the complaint says arrived over roughly a week, carried antisemitic slurs and the chilling suggestion of finishing what Hitler began. It is a small, sharp moment in a season when hatred tied to the Israel-Palestine conflict has been rising across the country, and it reminds us how quickly political disagreement can curdle into personal menace. The allegations remain allegations, awaiting the slower measure of a courtroom.
A Las Vegas man was arrested on Thursday, accused of leaving a series of voicemails that hurled antisemitic slurs at Senator Jacky Rosen and threatened to kill her. John Anthony Miller, 43, appeared in federal court for the first time on Friday, facing a single count of threatening a federal official.
The criminal complaint does not name the senator, but her office confirmed that Rosen, a Nevada Democrat and an outspoken supporter of Israel, was the target. According to the complaint, the calls came between October 11 and October 19. In them, the caller invoked Hitler and tied the senator's stance on Israel to her Jewish faith, telling her she had chosen evil.
The threats moved beyond the phone on October 18, when Miller allegedly tried to enter the Las Vegas courthouse to see her. He was turned away, and he then walked down Las Vegas Boulevard shouting that he wanted to kill every last Israeli.
Rosen's office said threats against public officials must be taken seriously and expressed trust in federal prosecutors. Miller's lawyer has not yet commented. The case now heads to a preliminary hearing on November 13 before Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah. The allegations have not yet been tested in court.
A Las Vegas man was arrested on Thursday, accused of leaving a string of voicemails that called a United States senator slurs and threatened to kill her. John Anthony Miller, 43, appeared in court for the first time on Friday. He faces one federal count of threatening a federal official.
The criminal complaint does not name the senator. Her office did, confirming that Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, was the recipient. Rosen's website notes that she is the third Jewish woman to serve in the Senate and calls her an outspoken supporter of Israel.
According to the complaint, the messages arrived over roughly a week, between October 11 and October 19. They were numerous, antisemitic, and violent. In them, the caller threatened to finish what Hitler started. He also tried to link the senator's position on Israel to her religion, telling her, in words the complaint records, that she had picked her side and chosen evil.
The complaint says investigators did not have to look far for an identity. In one of the voicemails, Miller allegedly gave his own name, and law enforcement was able to connect that phone number to the earlier calls.
The complaint also describes an episode that moved the matter beyond the phone. On October 18, in the middle of that window, Miller allegedly went to the Las Vegas courthouse and tried to get inside to see the senator. He was refused entry. He then began walking down Las Vegas Boulevard, shouting that he wanted to kill every last Israeli, using an obscenity in the phrase, according to the complaint.
The calls referenced the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They surfaced as US-based advocacy groups report a spike in hate incidents against Jewish and Muslim people since Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.
Rosen's office responded with a short statement from a spokesperson: threats against public officials should be taken seriously, and the senator trusts the US Attorney's office and federal law enforcement to handle the matter. CNN has reached out to a lawyer for Miller for comment.
The case moves next to a preliminary hearing, scheduled for November 13 before US Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah. The allegations are contained in a complaint and have not been tested in court.
Citations marquantes
Threats against public officials should be taken seriously. Senator Rosen trusts the U.S. Attorney's office and federal law enforcement to handle this matter.— Spokesperson for Sen. Jacky Rosen's office
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