Politics & Government
Man Accused of Harassing Gary Ackerman
Long Island Resident is Alleged to Have Made 40 Calls "Of a Rambling Nature" to U.S. Rep's Office, Nassau County Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested on charges of aggravated harassment after allegedly making about 40 phone calls to the Bayside office of U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-Bayside, Nassau County police said.
The Nassau County Police Department’s Special Investigations Detective Squad visited the home of James Guarnaccio, 55, in Hicksville on Thursday following the alleged torrent of calls made between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
Police said the calls were “of a rambling nature and were not threats against the congressman.”
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During the visit, detectives told Guarnaccio that he would be arrested if he did not stop phoning Ackerman's office.
He made seven more calls to the congressman's office following the visit to his home by police. Guarniaccio made "threats against local and federal law enforcement," Nassau County police said.
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He was arrested Friday and taken to Nassau University Medical Center for evaluation, where he was arraigned at bedside the following day.
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