ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County government worker is apologizing for a threatening email he is accused of sending to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The threatening message was sent from a county-issued computer last month, investigators said.
The worker accused of sending the email, Kevin Cunningham, spoke to Channel 9 about why he sent it.
“I never meant it. I’m not a violent person. There’s nothing I would do to harm another person,” Cunningham said.
The email read: “You need to resign. You have committed fraud accepting bribes from Donald Trump. Your support of him makes you unfit to hold the position of attorney general. Do not ever come back to Orlando. Anderson Cooper was right—your hate and bigotry enabled the 49 people to be slaughtered here. If I ever see you in person, I’ll rid the state of a corrupt (expletive) with any means I have, firearms, knives, or my bare hands.”
Cunningham told deputies he had been upset with Bondi’s political positions toward the LGBT community, along with other political figures’ comments about the LGBT community following the Pulse nightclub shooting.
“If I could take the words back, I would have never said such a thing,” Cunningham said.
Cunningham bonded out of jail last month.
“I am absolutely, 100 percent sorry that any words I would say would put fear in someone,” he said.
Cunningham’s attorney showed Channel 9 reporter Ty Russell a letter he sent to Pam Bondi’s office, apologizing for the, “grossly inappropriate message.”
Cunningham said he blames social media for portraying Bondi and Gov.Rick Scott as “enemies of the LGBTQ community” following the Pulse terror attack.
“I’ve let everyone in my life down, including the people who I love the most,” said Cunningham.
Cunningham remains on unpaid leave as the county's Fiscal and Operation Support Division and Development Services specialist.
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