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A Flock security camera on Washington Avenue in Houston in 2025. A Houston man is accused of making antisemitic threats against Jewish staff members in a voicemail to Georgia-based Flock Safety, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n
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A Houston man faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill Jewish people at Georgia-based Flock Safety, a company that builds license plate reader cameras and surveillance networks.<\/p>\n
Jordan Nicholas Hadley, 31, is under federal prosecution in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, after he allegedly made antisemitic threats online or over the phone,\u00a0according to a release<\/a> from the attorney’s office.<\/p>\n He is charged with “transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure the person of another,” according to online court documents.\u00a0No attorney was listed for Hadley in court records as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n FLOCK CONTROVERSY: Lina Hidalgo, Houston residents clash with commissioners over Flock surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n The charges stem from an antisemitic message left April 24 in the voicemail inbox of Atlanta-based Flock Safety, <\/a>in which\u00a0the caller, who prosecutors say was Hadley,\u00a0indicated he did not want to be filmed by the company’s cameras.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hadley was arrested June 9 on a criminal complaint and will appear in an Atlanta court at a later date.\u00a0His arrest was part of the Justice Department\u2019s ongoing effort to crack down on rising\u00a0antisemitism. He is the fourth defendant in 12 months to face federal prosecution in the Northern District of Georgia<\/a> for allegedly making\u00a0antisemitic threats online or over the phone, according to the attorney’s office release.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThese men allegedly spewed vile hate and threatened violent attacks against Jews,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Theodore S.\u00a0Hertzberg. \u201cThreats against any person based on his or her religious beliefs will not be tolerated, and these charges reflect my office\u2019s commitment to working with law enforcement partners to combat the pernicious evil of antisemitism and hold accountable anyone who threatens members of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n A Maryland man and two Georgia men were also arrested as part of the operation. One of the men has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced later this week, according to the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAntisemitic hate has no place in Georgia or anywhere,\u201d said Marlo Graham, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. \u201cThe FBI’s work to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution includes the assurance to every single American that they are allowed to practice their religion without fear of threats or harm.\u201d<\/p>\n A statement from Flock expressed gratitude for the investigation and arrest carried out by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.<\/p>\n \u201cThis incident reflects a broader pattern of hate, harassment, and intimidation that has no place in our communities,\u201d said Paris Lewbel, public relations manager with Flock Safety, in the statement. \u201cFlock fully supports people making their voices heard through the democratic process and engaging in thoughtful debate about the role of technology, but threats of violence should never be part of that process.\u201d<\/p>\n Since July 4 in Houston, several Flock Safety cameras have been vandalized or have gone\u00a0missing in two areas of the city. The Houston Police Department continues to investigate,\u00a0according to local media reports<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n