judge denied bond for a Mississippi man who the FBI said threatened to kill Sen. Roger Wicker

OXFORD, Miss. — A federal judge has denied bond for a Mississippi man who the FBI said threatened to kill Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on April 26.

William Carl Sappington, 58, is charged with threatening to injure or kill a United States official. During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in federal court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Magistrate Judge Roy Percy ordered Sappington detained until the case is presented to a grand jury, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.