FBI says Philadelphia man arrested after posting video threatening to kill Va. congressman

Feds: Philly man threatened Va. congressman

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man charged with threatening a Virginia congressman is being held without bail pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Authorities say 38-year-old Norman Leboon tried to post a YouTube video in which he threatened to kill Republican Rep. Eric Cantor.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Reed says Leboon is wanted by city authorities in another threat case.

Reed says the threat against Cantor does not appear to be connected to the health care reform bill. He says it’s not clear whether Leboon was upset with the House Republican whip about other issues. He told a judge Leboon appears to have major psychiatric issues.

The FBI says Leboon calls himself the “son of the god of Enoch” in the video and calls Cantor “pure evil.”

Leboon’s public defender declined comment.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a Philadelphia man is facing federal charges after allegedly posting a YouTube video in which he threatened to kill a Virginia congressman.

The FBI says in an affidavit that 38-year-old Norman Leboon posted a video last week threatening to kill Republican Rep. Eric Cantor. He faces a detention hearing Monday in Philadelphia.

In the video, the FBI says Leboon calls himself the “son of the god of Enoch” and calls Cantor “pure evil.”

Investigators say they used law enforcement databases to determine that the man in the video was Leboon.

Leboon was arrested at his home Saturday. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney.

The affidavit does not say why Leboon would have threatened Cantor, the House Republican whip.

(This version corrects that the suspect tried to post video but was unsuccessful.)