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FBI charges Ohio man with cyberstalking

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RICHLAND COUNTY — A man from Richland County is facing federal charges in connection to cyberstalking, according to a report from CBS affiliate WOIO.

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Logan Stanford, 28, is accused of targeting at least three people with threats over three years, according to WOIO.

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A grand jury indicted Stanford on Thursday on charges of cyberstalking, making online threats and making interstate threatening communications, WOIO says.

Federal authorities say Stanford sent intimidating threats that were sexual and violent, according to WOIO.

Stanford is accused of stalking his victims online, creating social media accounts and email accounts under different names to send repeated messages, WOIO says.

The Cleveland FBI handled the investigation.

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