CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A man charged with threatening to kill U.S. senators over Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation has dementia and isn’t dangerous, his lawyer said as the 74-year-old was ordered held without bail. Ronald DeRisi was arraigned Friday after prosecutors said he left a series of voicemails threatening two senators for supporting Kavanaugh’s recent confirmation. DeRisi’s lawyer, Peter Brill, told news outlets his client’s brain-atrophying condition has caused behaviour problems. “He’s not in entire control of his faculties.”But Assistant U.S. Attorney Justina Geraci said DeRisi used a pre-paid cellphone, fake name and other strategies to mask his identity. Brill said DeRisi used to own guns but gave them to a relative.

Source: National Post October 20, 2018 14:31 UTC