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Related: About this forumMora (MN) man charged with threatening to kill 2 music directors in wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination
By KSTP (Twin Cities ABC affiliate), September 19, 2025
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/mora-man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-2-music-directors-in-wake-of-charlie-kirks-assassination/
John Allan Sandeen Jr., 64, has been charged with multiple felonies after sending emails claiming he would harm and kill two people, apparently in response to the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Court documents stated that Sandeen sent emails to two church music directors, one in Maple Grove and another in White Bear Lake. Sandeen reportedly threatened both of the individuals.
I think that you and your cohorts have killed my friend Charlie, Sandeen reportedly wrote in one email to the man in Maple Grove. For this I hold you and your people responsible. Its fair game to let the hunted know that they are hunted. You are now advised.
In other emails, Sandeen reportedly described how he would hurt and kill the Maple Grove director, breaking his fingers, castrating and decapitating him.
When speaking with the police, the Maple Grove director said he had never met Sandeen and could not recall an interaction that occured between the two. The director from White Bear Lake informed authorities in Ramsey County that he had known Sandeen for many years and that the two would often communicate over the phone or email.
All your liberal left leaning people are now targets, Sandeen allegedly wrote. You people killed my friend with your rhetoric. Now it is pay back time you better f****** hide.
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Stochastic violence stimulated and normalized by rhetoric from on high
AI overview of Mora, MN
Mora, MN is a small city and the county seat of Kanabec County in east-central Minnesota, known for its Swedish heritage, the Vasaloppet USA ski race, and a charming downtown area with local shops. Located about an hour north of the Twin Cities, Mora offers a blend of rural charm with amenities like the Mora Aquatic Center, the Mora Ice Arena, and various local parks and trails, all centered around the Snake River and nearby lakes.
"A blend of rural charm and amenities". Looks like they have another charming amenity to add to the list
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Mora (MN) man charged with threatening to kill 2 music directors in wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination (Original Post)
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Once I saw the title, I was wondering if he saw all music directors as gay-ay-ay-ay-ay
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TommyT139
(1,937 posts)1. Reading between the lines
...this sounds like a homophobic hate crime.
Not just from the castration threat/fantasy, but that's a prominent feature.
progree
(12,354 posts)2. Once I saw the title, I was wondering if he saw all music directors as gay-ay-ay-ay-ay
in his mind, and yes, LGBTQ was a frequent target of Kirk, so, logically, in such a mind, music directors are all responsible for the killing.
But one of the threatened musical directors says he had numerous previous interactions with Sandeen, so it could be more complicated
llmart
(16,872 posts)3. Is there going to be a dictum from his Royal Highness with regard to right wing political violence?
He can just copy and paste what was written about leftist Antifa (a totally non-existent organization).
I won't hold my breath.
GreenWave
(11,676 posts)4. Lock him up.
OldBaldy1701E
(9,125 posts)5. I can't wait to see how well he knew Kirk.
I think that you and your cohorts have killed my friend Charlie, Sandeen reportedly wrote in one email to the man in Maple Grove.
Yeah... 'friend'...
