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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) A central Pennsylvania man recently got federal charges for allegedly posting social media threats to assassinate former Vice President Kamala Harris. Thirty-seven-year-old Steven A. Hartford acted during the 2024 presidential campaign and allegedly threatened her on some TikTok videos from the Daily Mail, which is a British news outlet. According to the indictment, Hartford, as “thealex13one13,” responded to a July 21st, 2024 video by commenting, “I will assassinate her if she runs for pres,” and he responded to another video as “thealex13one13” by posting “I will assassinate her.”  According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Hartford could face up to ten years in prison in connection with the charges.