LOS ANGELES _ A Los Angeles man threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters in a voicemail filled with racist and anti-gay slurs after he became angered over her criticisms of President Donald Trump, according to court documents.
Anthony Scott Lloyd, 44, was indicted late last week on a charge of threatening to kill Waters in a voicemail left at her Washington, D.C., office last month, prosecutors said. Lloyd, who was arrested Nov. 9, remains free in lieu of $20,000 bail.
According to an arrest affidavit, Lloyd became angered while listening to talk radio on Oct. 22 when he heard a report involving Waters making disparaging comments about Trump.
"If you continue to make threats toward the president, you're going to wind up dead, Maxine, 'cause we'll kill you," Lloyd said in the voicemail, according to the affidavit.
He also used the N-word to refer to Waters and an anti-gay slur in the voicemail, according to the affidavit.
One of Waters' staff members contacted the U.S. Capitol Police, which contacted the FBI.
An FBI agent interviewed Lloyd in Los Angeles' San Pedro section, where he lives with his grandmother, and he admitted to leaving the voicemail but swore he had no intent to actually harm Waters, according to the affidavit.
Lloyd identified himself as a "pro-president supporter" during the interview. Waters has been one of Trump's fiercest critics on Capitol Hill.
If convicted, Lloyd faces up to 10 years in federal prison. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 7.
A call to a representative for Waters was not immediately returned. It was not clear if Lloyd had hired an attorney.
