MINNEAPOLIS — A 45-year-old Blaine man is charged with sending a threatening e-mail to Vice President Joe Biden.
Barry Vincent Ardolf is charged by felony information, a document made public Wednesday.
Ardolf is accused of using another person's identity to access a protected computer in February 2009. On May 6, 2009, he allegedly used that identity to send the e-mail to Biden. Among other things, it said: "This is a terrorist threat!"
The e-mail allegedly lashed out at government spending and warned officials to watch their backs. It also said: "I swear to God I'm going to kill you!"
Ardolf faces one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of making threats to the president and successors to the presidency.
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He is not in custody. His attorney has no comment.
