A Seattle firefighter is facing cyberstalking and identity theft charges after being accused of using a colleague's email account to send threatening messages to Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant.
According to court documents, Andrew Finseth, 42, told investigators that his goal in writing the threatening messages to the council member was to get a fellow firefighter in trouble. He was charged in court for cyberstalking and identity theft on Wednesday. Sawant received threatening emails on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, 2020. Then again on Jan. 4 and Jan. 18, 2021. The emails were sent to Sawant's city email account. They were sent from another city account, within the fire department. One email suggested she jump off of a building and further offered to help push her over. Others stated "get out of the city or else" and "announce your resignation now or else."