Police are preparing to make an arrest after a racist and threatening voicemail was left for Delaware County Sheriff Siddiq Kamara last week, law enforcement sources tell CBS News Philadelphia.
On Monday, July 20, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office released a voicemail that was left on Kamara’s official telephone line during the prior weekend. Investigators then began working to determine who left the voicemail message.
Eight days later, sources say a Havertown man is set to be charged with making terroristic threats and ethnic intimidation. The man’s identity has not been publicly released.
Kamara, a first-term Democrat, said in a statement last week that he wouldn’t let the threats deter his work.
Delaware County Sheriff Siddiq Kamara.
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Kamara, a reform-minded sheriff who took office in January as the youngest sheriff in the United States, is a lifelong Delco resident who was raised in Upper Darby.
Kamara is the cousin of Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old who was shot and killed when Sharon Hill police officers fired into a crowd at an Academy Park High School football game in 2021.
In response to the shooting, Kamara started the Fanta Bility Foundation, which advocates for police training improvements and community safety initiatives.
Before becoming sheriff, Kamara spent time with the military and other roles in law enforcement.
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