Traverse City man charged for allegedly threatening to kill local elected official

LANSING

Edward Manseau, 57, of Traverse City, was arraigned on Friday, Oct. 9, in the 86th District Court in Traverse City on one count of Making a Terroristic Threat or False Report of Terrorism, a 20-year felony, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

In August, Manseau allegedly told a social worker, employed by the Traverse City Police Department, that he wanted to hire someone to kill…