{"id":2267,"date":"2026-07-09T05:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:40:49","slug":"delco-man-arrested-after-antisemitic-tirade-and-threats-against-gov-josh-shapiro-state-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2267","title":{"rendered":"Delco man arrested after antisemitic tirade and threats against Gov. Josh Shapiro, state police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Delaware County man was charged Wednesday after allegedly making threats againstGov. Josh Shapiro during a visit to a state representative\u2019s office, including a threat to \u201cburn down \u2026 [Shapiro\u2019s] mansion with him in it,\u201d Pennsylvania State Police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2265\">Bryce Harper takes Phillies\u2019 leadoff spot with Trea Turner taking the day off; Brad Keller rejoins the team<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police said the threats occurred when Richard John Franklin, 65, of Brookhaven, visited State Rep. Leanne Krueger\u2019s legislative office in Brookhaven alongside his brotheron Tuesday to dispute and request help with an unanticipated and unpaid tax bill totaling $19, according to the criminal complaint. When a staffer tried to assist Franklin in completing a form to waive the taxes, Franklin \u201cbecame irate and crumbled up the paper,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Franklin then began making threats the staffer believed were \u201cthreatening, harassing, and antisemitic in nature,\u201d according to the complaint, including: \u201cI guess I\u2019ll pay that Jew. That Jew needs the money more than me\u201d and \u201cI\u2019d like to burn down his [expletive] mansion with him in it.\u201d Police said Franklin repeatedly referred to Shapiro as a \u201c\u2018Jew\u2019 multiple times in a negative manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>State law enforcement officers charged Franklin with felony levels of terroristic threats and ethnic intimidation, in addition to lower-level charges of harassment and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Shapiro, a Democrat who is among the most prominent Jewish officials in the country, has faced multiple threats of violence since becoming Pennsylvania\u2019s top executive. In April 2025, a man broke into the state-owned governor\u2019s mansion on the first night of Passover with a hammer and set several firebombs inside while Shapiro and his family were sleeping in a different part of the residence. The man, Cody Balmer, later pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Early Wednesday, investigators from the state police political violencethreat unit visited Franklin at his Brookhaven home, where he provided conflicting accounts of what occurred at Krueger\u2019s office before ultimately admitting to \u201ccalling the Governor a \u2018Jew\u2019 in a negative manner\u201d and added that his \u201cbrother told him he should not have made the statement,\u201d according to the criminal complaint. Franklin denied making any threats toward Shapiro, but admitted to referring to the previous arson attempt at the governor\u2019s residence during the outburst, police said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>State police said they arrested Franklin without incident. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Franklin\u2019s brother, who witnessed the events at Krueger\u2019s office, disputed the state police account and said his brother never threatened the governor.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Leroy Franklin, 72, of Chester, said his brother visited the state representative\u2019s office seeking information about a tax bill he had received, despite paying his state taxes through an accountant this year. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After the brothers spoke to a staffer who did not have answers for them, Richard Franklin became upset and raised his voice, Leroy Franklin said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a phone interview Wednesday, Leroy Franklin recalled his younger brother saying something to the effect of: \u201cI\u2019ve been on disability for 15 years, but I guess the state needs my money more than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The two were together at Krueger\u2019s office the entire time, Leroy Franklin said, adding that he did not hear his brother use an antisemitic slur. He also disputed that his brother threatened arson. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnybody who said he did is lying,\u201d Leroy Franklin said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Leroy Franklin said, he received a call from his younger brother. Richard Franklin told him that police were at his apartment and he was not sure where they were going to take him, Leroy Franklin recounted.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2263\">A South Jersey K-9 sergeant is charged in the death of two dogs in hot patrol vehicle<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When the two spoke on the phone again later that morning, Leroy Franklin said, he learned police were taking his brother to jail.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the heck anyone is talking about,\u201d Leroy Franklin said Wednesday. \u201cThis is a bit extreme, to put it mildly.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Richard Franklin was being held at the Delaware County prison with bail set at $100,000, according to court records. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 16, according to court documents. A lawyer for Franklin was not listed on court records.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Franklin is a registered Democrat, Pennsylvania voting records show. He has no prior convictions in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Shapiro\u2019s office referred requests for comment about the incident to state police.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a statement Wednesday, State Police Sgt. Logan Brouse said the agency \u201ctakes threats against the lives of public officials seriously,\u201d noting the state police political violence threat unit was created \u201cto address the growing amount of ideologically motivated violence against elected officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The unit was created in May, after a Lebanon County man allegedly posted a \u201chit list\u201d to social media targeting 20 state Democratic lawmakers. Adam Berryhill, 42, was arrested on May 6, after he was connected to an X account that posted a potential plan to attack the legislators. Some of the lawmakers named on the list said they had not been alerted to the threats against them, prompting state police leaders to update their communication protocols and create the investigations unit.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Krueger (D., Delaware) referred a request for comment to a spokesperson for House Democrats.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nicole Reigelman, a spokesperson for House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D., Philadelphia), said in a statement that threats of political violence are becoming commonplace, \u201cand every incident must be treated with the seriousness it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHealthy democracies depend on robust debate and respectful disagreement \u2014 not threats, intimidation, or violence,\u201c Reigelman added. \u201dPolitical violence has no place in our communities, and Pennsylvanians must unite in condemning it whenever and wherever it occurs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2261\">Phillies\u2019 lack of starting pitching and bullpen depth exposed in 11-5 loss to the Reds<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Franklin, 65, of Brookhaven, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police early morning Wednesday for allegedly threatening to burn down Gov. 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