Sarasota man indicted on federal threat charge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man has been indicted on a federal charge accusing him of making threats against Jewish people in Instagram videos, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.Duncan Fraser MacDonald, 45, is charged with sending communications containing threats to injure another person.Federal prosecutors said MacDonald posted videos to Instagram between Sept. 16 and 17. According to the indictment and an earlier criminal complaint, MacDonald allegedly threatened to “hunt” Jewish people and made another antisemitic statement while displaying firearms.MacDonald was arrested in Arizona on Sept. 18 on a federal warrant, prosecutors said. He made his first appearance in federal court in Jacksonville on Oct. 16.If convicted, MacDonald could face up to five years in federal prison.The FBI, Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.