ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A father and son from Pennsylvania were arrested Thursday at the Allentown FBI office on charges of harassing Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate.
Craig Christy, 47, and his son Shawn Christy, 22, were arrested just after 11 a.m. EDT, according to a news release from the FBI.
On Wednesday, federal indictments were issued by an Alaska grand jury, the release states. The indictments charge Craig and Shawn Chirsty with harassing Palin, her family members and attorneys through phone calls.
Federal court records were not immediately available.
Last year, Palin was granted a restraining order against Shawn Christy of McAdoo, Pa., who allegedly had been threatening and stalking her since summer 2009.
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In an interview last October with The Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Shawn Christy said he tried to contact Palin and former U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain because he believed the U.S. Secret Service had tampered with his cell phone.
Shawn Christy said he began making threats to get their attention and have his phone fixed.
