{"rewrite":{"id":"r_84e04d31da76663b3c70c3be","clusterId":"c_354c5290c78f14744b3aaeb0","slug":"houston-man-charged-for-terroristic-threat-over-anime-voicemail","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Houston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime Voicemail","summary":"Joseph Roy Ozment, 35, of Houston faces a third-degree felony charge of terroristic threat against a public servant after allegedly leaving a profanity-laden voicemail for the Governor's Office demanding officials \"unpass\" a law he says is blocking his anime. The call was made July 25 from a phone registered to him. He faces up to 10 years in prison and US$10,000 in fines if convicted. It is unclear which bill he meant.","whyItMatters":"The case ties anime access to Texas age verification laws, though the article notes Crunchyroll and HIDIVE remain available in the state.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe voicemail, as quoted by KXAN, threatened to stab state officials unless they \u0026#34;unpass\u0026#34; a law the caller said was blocking his anime. A Texas Department of Public Safety agent wrote in an affidavit that the call came from a cell phone registered to Joseph Roy Ozment on July 25. The Governor\u0026#39;s Office employee who received it said they feared for their own life, their coworkers, and the public.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt remains unclear which law Ozment meant. Possible candidates include a 2023 Texas age verification law for adult websites and Senate Bill 2420, which would require app stores to verify a user\u0026#39;s age before downloads. Crunchyroll and HIDIVE remain available in Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ozment's voicemail frames anime as a legal grievance, but the charge is about the threat to a public servant, not the medium. The felony carries up to 10 years, making the penalty the real weight here.","twitterPost":"Ozment's anime complaint became a felony charge because it targeted a public servant. The law he cites is unclear, but the penalty is up to 10 years.","threadsPost":"Ozment's voicemail about anime is now a third-degree felony because it was directed at a public servant. The charge carries up to 10 years and $10,000 in fines, which shifts the story from a quirky news item to a serious legal consequence.","newsletterBlurb":"A Houston man is charged with a third-degree felony after allegedly threatening to stab Texas officials over a law he says is blocking his anime. The voicemail came from a phone registered to Joseph Roy Ozment. It is unclear which bill he meant; Crunchyroll and HIDIVE remain available in Texas.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-13/houston-man-charged-for-terroristic-threat-over-anime/.240532\",\"title\":\"Houston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4394,"outputTokens":2395,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786690453,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T06:48:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T06:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T06:48:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_354c5290c78f14744b3aaeb0","canonicalTitle":"News\nHouston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime","representativeArticleId":"a_e0e0b1dc35452ce959eb9897","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-13T07:28:24.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-13T07:28:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T06:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-13/houston-man-charged-for-terroristic-threat-over-anime/.240532","title":"News\nHouston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}