Overview
- Illinois State Police were notified on March 3 of multiple threatening voicemails to the governor's office allegedly from Timothy J. Shemitis of Frankfort.
- The Will County State's Attorney's Office approved charges, and an arrest warrant was obtained before Shemitis was taken into custody and booked into the Will County Jail.
- Shemitis faces one count of threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and one count of harassment by telephone, a Class B misdemeanor.
- Authorities have not released details about the content of the voicemails or any suspected motive.
- Court records list a hearing set for Friday, and Shemitis remains in custody at the county jail.