A 25-year-old man is charged after prosecutors say he made continued violent threats toward a political candidate in Otter Tail County.

Authorities say the candidate first reported a series of threatening phone calls and text messages received the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Law enforcement was able to identify the person who allegedly made the threats as Brandon Michael Dewolf, of Waconia.

According to the criminal complaint, Dewolf initially called the candidate and starting making the verbal threats, but poor call quality prevented the candidate from hearing the full statements. The candidate ended the call without engaging in the conversation and prosecutors allege Dewolf called three more times, then called again from a second phone number. The victim recognized his voice and Dewolf allegedly continued making threats on the second line.

Authorities say Dewolf later sent a series of text messages around 9:23 a.m. from a phone number with a 763 area code. The messages included: