Man Accused Of Stalking, Harassing Family Of Slain Healthcare Ceo Brian Thompson

A New York authorities man was criminally charged for allegedly stalking and harassing loved ones of slain healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, authorities said Wednesday.

Shane Daley, 40, was arrested and accused of "sending harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family personnel of murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson," according to a connection by national prosecutors successful Albany.

The menacing calls were made betwixt Dec. 4 and Dec. 7 past twelvemonth successful nan hours conscionable aft Thompson was gunned down successful nan Midtown vicinity of New York City.

"In a bid of voicemail messages, Daley utilized threatening and harassing connection that focused on, among different things, Thompson’s killing, expressed restitution complete nan truth and mode of his death, and stated that nan unfortunate and Thompson’s children deserved to meet nan aforesaid convulsive end," prosecutors said.

Thompson's slaying sparked waves of callous praise for his killer, immediately aft shooting.

Daley is from Galway, New York, which is astir 35 miles northwest of nan authorities superior of Albany.

It wasn't instantly clear if Daley had hired aliases been assigned an lawyer to speak connected his behalf.

Christopher Raia, adjunct head successful complaint of nan FBI's New York office, said nan suspect's calls were "more than callous and cold-hearted. They were threatening and terrified a family already suffering pursuing nan convulsive decease of their loved one," he said.