DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — The FBI is now investigating the case of a Florida man accused of making death threats against the family of a Purdue University superfan and cancer activist who died last week.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal that 39-year-old John Pinkham will be extradited to Indiana to face federal charges of intent to injure. He was arrested Monday.
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Pinkham is accused of making multiple posts using an alias on 20-year-old Tyler Trent's Facebook page after news of the former Purdue student's death. Authorities say the posts included threats of violence at a vigil at the West Lafayette, Indiana, school.
Chitwood says Pinkham denied sending the threats and blamed his girlfriend.
Trent's battle with bone cancer drew national attention.
A lawyer for Pinkham isn't listed.
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