Suburban Uber driver arrested after alleged Facebook threats

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
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In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, people go past the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, people go past the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A suburban Uber driver is facing federal charges because of threats he allegedly posted on Facebook.

Investigators say 29-year-old Mohammad Waqas Khan's singled out Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel in a series of violent posts online.

Agents then searched Khan's Glen Ellyn home where they say they found semi-automatic weapons and six loaded magazines.

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