An unhinged man was arrested Monday morning after he allegedly walked into a state senator’s Harlem office and threatened to “blow up this place up,” cops and law enforcement sources said.
The suspect, identified as Vadim Dergachev, allegedly leveled a series of disturbing threats against Sen. Cordell Cleare’s staff around 10:15 a.m. inside the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, according to authorities.
“I’m gonna blow this place up,” Dergachev allegedly said, sources told The Post.
Police were called and Dergachev, 42, was charged with making terroristic threats, threat of mass harm, third-degree menacing and second-degree harassment, the NYPD said.
The Post has sought comment from Cleare’s office.
The Harlem pol, who is serving her second term representing the 30th state senate district, told City and State she was not in her district office when the threats were made.
But she happened to be on the phone with a staffer who was at the office when the suspect was there, demanding to see the Democratic lawmaker.
“She said that this man had come in and demanded immediately, just said, ‘I demand, I want to see (Cleare), and if I don’t get to see her, I’m going to shoot this office up, I’m going to bomb the place, and remarks similar to that,” Cleare recalled.
The suspect also referred to President-elect Donald Trump’s win and how “things are going to change now,” she told the publication.
“He made some disparaging remarks about President Biden and Vice President Harris,” Cleare reportedly said.
The state legislature’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus condemned the political threat against Cleare in a statement Monday night.
“Regardless of political affiliation or preferred candidates, there is absolutely no room for threats or violence in our public discourse,” the caucus stated.
“It is incumbent upon every leader, who holds a federal or local office, to set a positive example for all constituents by promoting respectful dialogue and fostering a culture of nonviolence.”
