Man arrested for threatening GOP lawmaker who voted for Biden's infrastructure bill

A New York man has been arrested for making a death threat against a Republican lawmaker who voted in favor of President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill, the Associated Press reported Friday.

Kenneth Gasper, 64, was arrested on Wednesday for threatening New York GOP Rep. Andrew Garbarino over the phone.

"Gasper called Garbarino's district office, cursed at the staff member who answered and called Garbarino a RINO, an insult that stands for "Republican in name only," according to the criminal complaint. Gasper warned that if he saw Garbarino on the street he would kill him, the complaint says," the Associated Press stated. "Gasper, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was arrested on a charge of aggravated second-degree harassment. It wasn't clear whether he had an attorney who could comment on the charge. There was no answer at a phone listing for Gasper."

Garbarino was one of 13 Republicans who voted for the infrastructure package earlier this month.