Crete man charged with threatening to shoot Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

A Crete man has been charged in Will County court with threatening to shoot Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in the face.

A felony charge of threatening a public official was filed Wednesday against Michael Dascenzo, 49, after an investigation by Illinois State Police.

A criminal complaint alleged that Dascenzo “knowingly delivered or conveyed” to Pritzker a “threat of having the said victim shot in the face.”

The threat placed Pritzker in “reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm,” according to the criminal complaint.

Dascenzo was taken to the Will County jail about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. He remained in jail as of Wednesday.