Rhode Island man arrested for allegedly threatening professor and abortion clinic

A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sending a series of graphically violent and threatening emails to a college professor who has advocated for abortion rights.

Matthew Haviland of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is accused of emailing the unnamed professor approximately 28 times over several hours on March 10, with several messages allegedly containing direct threats such as, "I will bite through your eyeballs while you’re still alive, and I will laugh while you scream," according to the complaint.

The professor -- who works and resides in Massachusetts and is referred to as "Victim 1" -- has spoken in favor of abortion rights and published "highly critical views" of President Donald Trump, according to the complaint.

In an email to the professor, Haviland allegedly wrote, "You will be held accountable for every f------ baby you murdered through your horrible deception of they are not humans [sic]," according to the complaint.

In another email, Haviland allegedly wrote he "will kill every Democrat" to stop abortions, according to the complaint.

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Matthew Haviland is a 30-year-old Rhode Island man facing federal charges accusing him of making violent threats against a Massachusetts college professor because of his anti-abortion views and hatred of the Democratic party and liberals in general. Haviland was arrested April 24, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced in a press release.

Haviland, a Trump supporter, also made 100 threatening calls to an abortion clinic and called for Women’s March protesters to be “slaughtered,” according to court documents. Haviland wrote in an email that Democrats “must be eradicated,” writing, “I will kill every Democrat in the world so we never more have to have our babies brutally murdered by you absolute terrorists,” prosecutors said. Haviland, who had a small following on a YouTube channel where he made similar threats, appears to be a big fan of right-wing media members and Twitter personalities, promoting the work of Ben Shapiro, Scott Adams, Mike Cernovich, Jordan Peterson and others. In another email, Haviland said the university where the professor works should be “bombed” and said there should be “another war,” according to prosecutors.

Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing language

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