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.
kgo-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.