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Kissimmee Man Charged With Threatening Miami-Dade Sheriff in Emails
Julio Javier Landaeta, 38, is accused of sending emails to Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz threatening to kill her and bomb a school, and referencing Vladimir Putin. He was extradited to Miami-Dade and ordered held on $30,000 bond.
A 38-year-old Kissimmee man is facing two felony charges after authorities say he sent threatening emails to Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, including one that invoked Russian President Vladimir Putin and threatened to kill her.
Julio Javier Landaeta was taken into custody by Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies at the Osceola County jail on Tuesday and transported to South Florida to face charges of written threats to kill and written threats to commit a mass shooting or act of terrorism, according to court records.
The arrest warrant states that on Nov. 2, Landaeta sent an email to Cordero-Stutz with a subject line that included a profanity and a threat to bomb a school. The body of the email contained screenshots related to a credit monitoring service, diplomatic immunity and the World Health Organization, but no specific details about a time, place or name of a school, the warrant said.
About 90 minutes later, investigators say Landaeta sent a second email with a subject line that read in part, "Im locked on ur location that's me right b---- im murderd ur family leave the country im tell Putin to kill u." That email included screenshots of actor Shaun Weiss, including before-and-after images publicly associated with the actor's drug use, and a photo of Landaeta's Florida driver's license, according to the warrant.
Authorities also discovered an Instagram page with the handle "sheriffjuliojavierlandaetampd" that contained numerous photographs of Cordero-Stutz, other MDSO personnel and other law enforcement agencies. The page also included images of Landaeta appearing to wear a dark polo shirt with law enforcement insignia, a tactical vest with insignia and a gun belt equipped with what appeared to be a taser, firearm, flashlight and radio.
Investigators traced the emails to an Extended Stay hotel in Kissimmee where Landaeta is known to stay. Osceola County Sheriff's Office records show he was taken into custody on Nov. 4.
During a court appearance Thursday morning, Landaeta was ordered held on a $30,000 bond, with house arrest if he posts bond, and was ordered to stay away from Cordero-Stutz. As of Thursday morning, he remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
The case highlights growing concerns over threats against public officials and the potential for online rhetoric to escalate into real-world violence. Sheriff Cordero-Stutz, the county's top law enforcement official, has not publicly commented on the threats.