A mid-Michigan man has been charged with sending threatening text messages to United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on the eve of the union’s strike against Detroit’s three automakers, a prosecutor said Friday.
UAW President Shawn Fain makes his way through the picketers and protestors outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant after talks between UAW and Ford ended as the midnight deadline past in Wayne, Mich., on Sept. 14, 2023.
A mid-Michigan man has been charged with sending threatening text messages to United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on the eve ofZachary David White, 31, of Davison Township, near Flint, is charged with false report or threat of terrorism and false report or threat of bomb/harmful device, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said.A report from Genesee County Sheriff’s Office investigators said White sent a series of threatening text messages to Fain’s cellphone at approximately 3:15 a.m.
It wasn’t clear whether White had an attorney who might comment on the allegations against him. It also wasn’t clear whether the threats are connected to the strike that began Thursday night.
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