Posted on: September 21, 2025 08:20 AM

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Texas man accused of threatening NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Queens DA says

A Texas man is accused of making terroristic threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the Queens District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Prosecutors say 44-year-old Jeremy Fistel, of Plano, Texas, threatened the Queens assemblyman on multiple occasions between June and July of this year in the form of voicemails and one email.

Fistel was arrested on Sept. 11 in Texas and was arraigned on a 22-count indictment Thursday at Queens Criminal Court. He pleaded not guilty to several charges, including four counts of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime.