Rocky River, Ohio – A man in Ohio has been accused of threatening Republican Representative Max Miller and his family during a road rage incident.
According to Rocky River Police, Feras Hamdan, 36, turned himself in with his attorney.
According to police, Miller called 911 around 9:30 a.m. Thursday to report that he was driving to work on Interstate 90 when a man sounded his horn. Miller claimed that when the man could not get his attention, he ran him off the road while waving the Palestinian flag.
Miller also stated that the man yelled, “Death to Israel,” and threatened to kill him and his family.
Hamdan was charged with aggravated menacing and ethnic intimidation. He pleaded not guilty on Friday. It’s possible he’ll face more charges.
WOIO learned. Hamdan is a physician with a private practice in Avon, Ohio.
“I don’t have to tell you last week, where we had two Minnesota senators were murdered, these are very serious charges, we’re talking about a sitting United States Congressman,” the judge, Joseph Burke, said. “These are real serious allegations here, and it’s not going to happen on my watch.”
He was granted a $500,000 bond during his arraignment in Rocky River Municipal Court on Friday.
The judge ordered Hamdan to surrender his passport and not to contact Miller or his family.
He is due back in court on July 8.
Rocky River Police, US Capitol Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers, the FBI, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio are all still investigating the incident.
