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The inmate was denied parole and accused of threatening to bomb Gov. Whitmer's home

A man serving a prison sentence for robbery is accused of threatening to bomb the residence of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in retaliation for being denied parole.

According to the Michigan Department of Corrections website, Jihaad Ahmad, 36, is incarcerated at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia. Records show he was sentenced to a maximum sentence of 22 years and 6 months for a robbery in Oakland County in June 2013. He previously served about a year and a half for two robberies related to a case in Wayne County in 2008.

In May, after he was denied parole, he allegedly sent a letter to Whitmer's office in which he “threatened the governor's life and would bomb her home if he was released from prison,” according to a news release from the attorney general's office of Michigan, Dana Nessel, on Thursday.

The Michigan State Police have launched an investigation, Nessel said. Ahmad was arraigned Monday in 54-A District Court in Lansing on one count of making false reports or making terroristic threats.

“Violence and violent rhetoric against elected officials poses a significant threat not only to them, but to our democracy as a whole,” Nessel said. “My department is committed to prosecuting this offense to the fullest extent of the law.”

If convicted, Ahmad could spend an additional 20 years behind bars and be fined up to $20,000.

His next court date is scheduled for Nov. 14 before Judge Cynthia Ward.

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