Joseph Chowaniec from Buffalo was arraigned on 16 May 2022.
Joseph Chowaniec of Buffalo was arraigned on Monday morning, before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio on one count of Making a Terroristic Threat, according to Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.
The defendant is accused of making a phone call to a pizzeria on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at approximately 12:05 pm.
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The defendant reportedly threatened an employee to intimidate or coerce, resulting in a reasonable expectation of fear. After the reported event, the pizza shuttered for the day.
A New York man was arrested just days after an alleged white supremacist shot and killed 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo.
“The defendant allegedly issued a threat to an employee with the purpose to intimidate or compel that established a reasonable expectation of fear,” according to the complaint.
Chowaniec’s second target, according to WIVB, si the Southern Tier Brewing Company in Downtown Buffalo. Official claim that any resemblance to Sunday’s grocery store attack was deliberate.
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Joseph Chowaniec was arrested and charged with threatening to assault businesses in the city. On Sunday, Chowaniec is accused of making threatening phone calls to two Buffalo restaurants, forcing one of them to close.
After making a call on Delaware Avenue in the City of Buffalo, he allegedly called a second place within an hour, making the same menacing threats.
According to the news release, “on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at about 12:47 p.m., the defendant placed a second phone call to a brewery situated in downtown Buffalo.”
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Joseph Chowaniec’s family background has not been known as of now. The official might reveal more about him at a later stage.
He is stated to appear in court for a felony hearing on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. He was remanded in custody without bail pending the outcome of a forensic investigation.
Chowaniec is 52 years old man. He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted, and was not immediately available for comment.