Police Officers Pay Visit to Home of Anti-War Activist Over Harmless Tweet Criticizing AOC

Two plainclothes California police officers showed up to the home of an anti-war activist over a harmless tweet criticizing Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The police officers were sent to the Los Angeles home of Ryan Wentz, an anti-war activist on April 8 on behalf of the Capitol Police.

AOC denies any involvement, however many are asking who initiated the phone call to the Capitol Police.

The Grayzone reported:

As he waited for a food delivery at his home in Los Angeles on April 8, Ryan Wentz, an anti-war activist and producer for the online viral program, Soapbox, heard two men calling his name from over his front gate. When he approached, he realized they were not delivery drivers, but police officers flashing badges of the California Highway Patrol.

The cops informed Wentz that they had received a call from the Capitol Police, the federal law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the US Congress, about a tweet he had sent that allegedly threatened Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Wentz told The Grayzone, “The officers said, ‘We got a warning about a sitting member of Congress. And it was because of your tweet, which tagged them in it. And then they just wouldn’t back down from this accusation that I threatened to kill her.”

“I’m really shaken up right now. I was just visited by two plainclothes police officers from California Highway Patrol at my home. They said they came here on behalf of the Capitol Police and accused me of threatening AOC on Twitter yesterday. This is provably false,”

Wentz believes his criticism of AOC’s comments on Palestine/Israel prompted the visit from the police.

Wentz never threatened AOC and he has never threatened a member of Congress.

Wentz said the police intimidated him and he feels violated.

The activist said he doesn’t feel safe in his home.

A spokesperson for AOC said the Congresswoman did not report the tweet to the Capitol Police.

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