Angry over child custody case, defendant posted multiple
threats to harm or kill online
Tacoma, Washington – A 48-year old La Center, Washington man
was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging him with cyberstalking and
two counts of interstate threats, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. MATHIAS DOUGLAS KANE was arrested late
yesterday without incident outside his home. KANE will make his initial
appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma at 2:30 today.
According to the criminal complaint, KANE made online
threats against a neighbor who took in KANE’s 13-year-old child when the child
needed a place to live. On multiple
occasions in January 2020, KANE posted personally identifying information about
his neighbor online and threatened to harm her.
KANE posted anti-Semitic comments and threatened to harm state Child
Protective Services (CPS) workers, members of law enforcement and Jews. KANE identified himself as a White
Nationalist and used a screenname and images involving NAZI symbols.
On two occasions KANE was contacted by law enforcement
regarding his access to weapons. KANE denied possessing firearms, but refused
to allow law enforcement to search his home.
KANE posted multiple times about manufacturing guns and ammunition and
his access to firearms parts. A search
of his home and vehicle last night did not recover any firearms.
The charges contained in the complaint are only
allegations. A person is presumed
innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
in a court of law.
Cyberstalking and making interstate threats are both
punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
The case is being investigated by the FBI with assistance
from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the La Center Police Department.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Todd Greenberg.
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