An Alaska man was charged and arrested Wednesday for sending numerous graphic and violent messages through a public Supreme Court communications portal that threatened to injure and kill six justices,

It remained unclear whether the man, Panos Anastasiou, came close to carrying out his threats, and public records indicate that he is not affiliated with any political party.

Federal authorities arrested an Alaska man on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to torture and assassinate six Supreme Court justices and multiple family members in messages sent through the