YONKERS, NY – Police have arrested a man for threatening to kill the mayor of Yonkers and Yonkers police officers.
Ridon Kola was arrested on charges of making threatening interstate communications after allegedly threatening to kill officers of the Yonkers Police Department (YPD) and the Mayor of Yonkers in online messages while expressing support for radical Islamic extremism and terrorist attacks.
Kola is accused of escalating threats against law enforcement, culminating in recent online threats against the YPD in connection with the Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day parade.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated, “Threatening violence against police or to undermine public safety will not be tolerated, as Kola now stands charged and faces prison time for his threats against our dedicated law enforcement partners tasked with keeping us safe.” Kola, 32, of Yonkers, New York, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison if convicted.