Opponent of Anna Paulina Luna charged with threatening to hire hit squad against political rival
A former congressional candidate was charged over allegations that he threatened to dispatch a hit squad to murder his political opponent while he was running against Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
William Braddock, 41, of St. Petersburg, Fla. is accused of making the alleged threats on June 8, 2021 โ including one where he threatened to โcall up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squadโ to take out his rival.
Prosecutors did not outright name the victim, but at the time, he was vying against fellow Republican Luna and he was allegedly caught on audio calling the lawmaker a โdead squirrelโ and โa fโing speed bump in the road.โ
https://nypost.com/2024/09/29/us-news/opponent-of-anna-paulina-luna-charged-with-threatening-to-hire-hit-squad-against-rival
A former congressional candidate was charged over allegations that he threatened to dispatch a hit squad to murder his political opponent while he was running against Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
William Braddock, 41, of St. Petersburg, Fla. is accused of making the alleged threats on June 8, 2021 โ including one where he threatened to โcall up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squadโ to take out his rival.
Prosecutors did not outright name the victim, but at the time, he was vying against fellow Republican Luna and he was allegedly caught on audio calling the lawmaker a โdead squirrelโ and โa fโing speed bump in the road.โ
https://nypost.com/2024/09/29/us-news/opponent-of-anna-paulina-luna-charged-with-threatening-to-hire-hit-squad-against-rival