A California man was arrested after making online threats against the dictionary publisher over their entries that defined women, investigators said.
Highlights
- Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, California, was charged on April 20 with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence.
- He allegedly sent the company several threatening messages through its “Contact us” section on its website and in the comments section.
- The threats were serious enough to force Merriam-Webster to close its Springfield and New York offices out of an abundance of caution.
- The suspect also sent threats to other companies, non-profits and individuals including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Land O’ Lakes, Hasbro, Inc., IGN Entertainment, the president of the University of North Texas and a New York City rabbi.