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El Centro man faces felony charges for threatening data center developer

10pm Coverage (NBC) (04/21)
6am Coverage (04/21)
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Published 5:40 PM

EDITOR'S NOTE: The suspect's name is Diego Joe.

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - An El Centro man accused of threatening the developer of a planned data center was arraigned Monday and is now facing felony charges.

22-year-old Diego Joe is charged with making criminal threats which is a felony, along with a misdemeanor charge of cyber harassment.

Joe is accused of posting threats to data center developer Sebastian Rucci in a local Facebook group.

Imperial County says investigators with the Sheriff's Office contacted Rucci, who reported being in fear for his safety.

Joe was arrested last Thursday near the El Centro Library and is being held on a $20,000 bond.

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