Edmonton Police Service says an Edmonton man who is accused of posting online threats against the Jewish community is living in Saskatoon.

On December 17th the Niagara Regional Police Service contacted Edmonton Police regarding concerning social media posts that threatened harm against the Jewish community. The posts appeared to have originated from Edmonton and investigators identified a suspect, issued warrants for his arrest and tried to track him down.

On December 19th 31-year-old Amjad Jaradat was located and arrested. He is charged with uttering threats.

Police say he is living in Saskatoon with several conditions including not being within 100 metres of any Jewish place of worship, community centre, or known community event as well as any vigil, protest, or demonstration organized by either side of the Israel/Palestine conflict. He is also essentially under house arrest unless going to work or for medical and dental emergencies. He can’t have a weapon nor making any social media posts or comments.