Authorities in northern Arizona have arrested a man for writing a racist social media post accusing Navajo people of carrying the coronavirus and calling for their deaths.
The Page Police Department says 34-year-old Daniel Franzen of Page was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to incite an act of terrorism.
Police say they received reports Monday of a Facebook post that urged people to use “lethal force” against the Navajo community because they were “100% infected” with COVID-19.
Investigators say they traced the post to Franzen.
He has been booked into Coconino County jail.