Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida revealed Friday that authorities notified him Monday of a “possible plot on my life” by a convicted firearms felon.

Moskowitz, who represents the 23rd Congressional District that includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties, published the accusation in Xin which the Margate police, a city located in the Miami metropolitan area, later collaborated.

The freshman congressman was elected to a second term on Tuesday.

John Lapinski, 41, of Margate, was arrested Oct. 31 at his home after police responded around 6:30 a.m. to reports of shots fired. He was later detained under the Baker Act, also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, and taken to Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale. He was then transferred to the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.

When he was arrested, Lapinski was also found to be in possession of several weapons and ammunition, as well as a bulletproof vest, police said.

He faces three firearms charges related to a convicted felon and an internal warrant.

“During the investigation, our detectives located several firearms and evidence that indicated he may have been planning some type of criminal act,” police said in a news release.

The Margate Police Department contacted the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI to assist with the investigation. The ATF is currently the lead agency for this investigation, Margate police said.

Moskowitz claimed Lapinski was arrested near the House member’s home in Parkland.

“A manifesto was found with him that, among other things, included anti-Semitic rhetoric and only my name was on the ‘target’ list,” Moskowitz, who is Jewish, wrote in his social media post. “There are many other details that I will not reveal because I do not want to interfere with an ongoing investigation.”

Lapinski has two prior felony convictions for resisting an officer with violence and grand larceny in Lake County.

Moskowitz, 43, is part of the bipartisan party House work group investigating the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“I understand the failures and the importance of fixing the protection of our current Commander in Chief and Vice President,” Moskowitz wrote. “At the same time, I am deeply concerned about the safety of members of Congress and the significant lack thereof when we are in the district. Regardless of our political affiliations or differences, we all have families we want to keep safe.”

On Tuesday, Moskowitz was elected to a second term, winning more than 52% of the vote against his Republican rival Joseph “Joe” Kaufman, a margin of about 17,500 votes.

Moskowitz has boasted of his ability to work with Republicans. He was elected to the House in 2022 after serving on the Broward County Commission in an appointment by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Previously, he was Florida’s emergency operations manager under DeSantis, including during the 2020 pandemic. Before that, he was a Florida state representative from 2012 to 2019. His first election was in 2006 as a member of the Florida City Commission. Parkland, in which he served. until 2012.

Republican Rep. Carlos Giménez, also of Florida, said in a statement: “Political violence has no place in our country. This violent anti-Semitic hatred is despicable and must be met with the full force of the law. I commend local and federal authorities “The police authorities must act quickly to guarantee the safety of my dear colleague.”

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