Tuesday, a Kent County jury in the 17th District Court found 60-year-old Daniel Callahan of Fruitport guilty on charges of False Report or Threat of Terrorism and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime.
Callahan was arrested March 4th, 2023, and charged for threats he made in a pleading he filed with the Michigan Court of Appeals during oral arguments in a civil case.
According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, Callahan voiced his frustration with the government on February 15th, 2023, asking, “What is it going to take, somebody to get shot before the state acts on it?”
Later that same month, Callahan filed a pleading in which he stated if the State Court of Appeals and Supreme Court did not act lawfully and grant relief in the case, they and other entities would earn a “future performance award for MSU Stage Act 2 West Michigan 2023.” Court officials interpreted this as a threat to commit a mass shooting similar to the one that happened at Michigan State University only ten days prior.
Each offense is a 20-year felony. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
