Phoenix, Nov 20 (AP) The U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona says a man from Bullhead, Arizona, has been convicted of threatening to kill or harm Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

A Friday statement from the office said a jury found 77-year-old Steven Arthur Martis guilty Thursday of one count of communicating an interstate threat to kill or harm the speaker. He is to be sentenced January 25.

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The threats came in two telephone calls last January after the Federal Bureau of Investigation approached him and warned him about making similar calls in the past. (AP)

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