Remember this shit from December? Old thread: Trump Youth intentionally triggered a seizure in Kurt Eichenwald, then gloated
John Rivello Arrested as Suspect Accused of Causing Newsweek Writer Kurt Eichenwald's Seizure via Twitter
Good riddance, I hope this guy gets the book thrown at him.
John Rivello Arrested as Suspect Accused of Causing Newsweek Writer Kurt Eichenwald's Seizure via Twitter
An alleged Twitter troll behind a virtual attack that caused Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald to suffer a seizure was arrested on Friday for cyberstalking. The suspect faces federal charges and could face additional counts in Dallas, where Eichenwald lives, according to the writer.
Steven Lieberman, Eichenwalds lawyer, named the suspect as John Rivello. A law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity initially confirmed the name, and a United States Department of Justice statement further confirmed it Friday evening. FBI officials arrested the man at his home in in Salisbury, Maryland, around 7 a.m. Friday, according to Lieberman. Rivello was expected to appear at a hearing in federal court in Baltimore on Friday afternoon, the lawyer said.
Another article said they'd also found Photoshopped images of Eichenwald's Wikipedia page, with a date of death edited in.The Justice Department released additional details Friday afternoon after Rivello appeared in court. A search warrant found that in direct messages to other Twitter users, Rivello wrote, I hope this sends him into a seizure, Spammed this at [victim] lets see if he dies, and I know he has epilepsy. The search warrant also found screenshots on Rivellos iCloud account from epilepsy.com with a list of commonly reported epilepsy seizure triggers, the Justice Department said, and other screenshots related to Eichenwald.
Since the December incident, more than 40 other people have sent similar strobing images to Eichenwald, the writer tweeted on Friday. He said that details of their cases are with the FBI. A spokesperson for the FBI office in Dallas said she could not comment on ongoing investigations.
Good riddance, I hope this guy gets the book thrown at him.