Karen Bennett-Haron

State prosecutes man for ‘threatening’ Facebook comments about Sisolak pandemic policies

But for Steve Feeder, a 60-year-old Clark County resident, his comments on Sisolak’s Facebook page this spring calling the governor a “tyrant” and stating that “like Hong Kong protesters we need to arm ourselves and form a militia and fight back” have resulted in real-world consequences — criminal misdemeanor charges.

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