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A Dallas-area man who joined a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this month has been charged with making a death threat in a social media post against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, CNBC reported.

Garret Miller, 34, of Richardson, Texas was arrested earlier this week on multiple charges related to the Capitol riot, according to a federal complaint.

The other charges include entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or grounds without lawful authority; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; obstructing or impeding any official proceeding and certain acts during civil disorder.

Miller wrote “Assassinate AOC” in a Twitter post, according to the complaint. Miller also allegedly posted about entering the Capitol building on his Instagram account and admitted that he “had a rope in [his] bag on that day.”

Miller also threatened a Capitol Police officer who shot dead a woman trying to breach the Capitol building during the riot. “We going to get a hold of [the USCP officer] and hug his neck with a nice rope[.],” Miller said, according to the complaint.

“Mr. Miller regrets the actions he took in a misguided effort to show his support for former President Trump,” Broden said. “He has the full support of his family and has always been a law-abiding citizen.”

Broden added that he doesn’t believe there is evidence that Miller planned to carry out the threats.

Miller is due to appear Monday for a detention hearing in Dallas federal court. Prosecutors have said they want him detained pending trial, but Broden said he will argue for Miller’s conditional release pending trial in Washington.

Ocasio-Cortez has previously said she feared for her life during the riot and members of Congress were “nearly assassinated.”

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