South Carolina man arrested for threatening judge: 'I'll rip your face off'

A South Carolina man was arrested and charged after sending several threatening emails to a judge, including one saying he will "rip your face off."

A South Carolina man was arrested and charged after sending threatening emails to a judge, according to officials.

David Matthew Zwicker, 36, sent nine separate emails between Dec. 30 and Jan. 19 to the judge with no legitimate purpose except to cause a person to "suffer mental or emotional stress," according to an affidavit.

One email to the judge from Jan. 14 said, "I'll rip your face off."

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Zwicker was charged with threatening the life, person or family of a public official, intimidation of court officials, harassment in the second degree and unlawful communication, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced Friday.

He was booked into the Spartanburg Detention Center.

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