A Pennsylvania man was arrested for leaving sexually explicit and threatening messages for Gov. Mikie Sherrill last year.
Stephen M. Cilurso, a 72-year-old resident of Alden, PA, was charged with stalking and harassment by the New Jersey State Police on January 22. He had allegedly left messages for Sherrill in October and November of last year.
The charges were filed in the Livingston Municipal Court — Sherrill’s congressional office is in Livingston — and then transferred to the Essex County Prosecutor.
Cilurso was arrested by the U.S. Marsal is Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
In 2021, Cilurso was charged with leaving over a dozen harassing and lewd voicemails at the office of Rep. Madeline Dean, a congresswoman from Pennsylvania. Those messages were also sexually explicit and referenced the Proud Boys and Dean’s support of impeaching President Donald Trump. He told detectives that”when he gets into drinking, he has a dirty mouth.”
Cilurso pled guilty to four counts of harassment in 2023 and received a probation sentence.
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