Texas man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is indicted

LOS ANGELES — A Texas man who allegedly threatened to kill Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters last year was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury in California, prosecutors said.

Brian Michael Gaherty, 60, was arrested last week and a grand jury returned an indictment against him on eight counts related to the threats, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said in a statement.