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Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis

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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Illinois)

A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to making a threat against Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health counseling.
The federal judge who sentenced 65-year-old Randall Tarr on Friday also ordered the Rochester man to pay a two thousand dollar fine and have no contact with Davis, his office or members of his family.

The State Journal-Register reports Tarr pleaded guilty in July to a charge of making a threat to a federal official. He admitted to calling the Taylorville Republican’s officer in Decatur and threatening to shoot Davis during a profanity-filled voice mail message.

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