Police in Illinois probe alleged lynching threat made against congresswoman on Facebook
by Kim Janssen, Chicago Tribune
Oct 23, 2017
2 minutes
CHICAGO - Police are investigating allegations that an Illinois man threatened to lynch U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in a racist Facebook post.
But Tom Keevers, 54, says an anonymous "meme-maker" put words in his mouth and that he and his family are now getting death threats.
Screen grabs of a post purportedly made on Keevers' Facebook page went viral over the weekend
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