SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A Rochester man has been arrested after making a threatening call to U.S. Congressman Rodney Davis.

Randall E. Tarr, 64, was arrested on Thursday and appeared in federal court in Springfield. According to the criminal complaint, Tarr placed a call on the morning of Nov. 25 to Davis's Decatur office. The message had several profanities and at the end, Tarr threatened to shoot the congressman.

Part of the voicemail said, “What’s wrong with you? Are you [unintelligible] so (explicit) stupid?… I’d like to shoot your (explicit) head off you stupid (explicit)."

The message was forwarded to the United States Capitol Police in Washington D.C.

Officers with the Rochester Police Department were asked to make contact with Tarr. FBI agents were able to interview Tarr and he said he made the calls after seeing a TV Commercial about Davis which made him mad, so he called a phone number on the commercial.

Tarr told officers he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he made the call. Records on Tarr show that he does not own any guns.

Tarr is facing one count of communication of a threat to injure a person, which is punishable by up to five years in prison, and one count of making a threat to a federal official, which carries a statutory maximum penalty of up to ten years in prison.

After an initial hearing Thursday, Tarr was released from custody under conditions, including home detention and location monitoring; no contact with any victims and witnesses; no consumption of alcohol; and that Tarr cooperate in drug and alcohol screening and mental health evaluation.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 17.

A spokesperson for Rodney Davis commented on the matter, saying: "Congressman Davis is extremely grateful for the work our men and women in law enforcement do every day to protect him, his family, and every single constituent in this district. After the shooting on the baseball field two years ago, our office takes every threat seriously. We are letting law enforcement handle the situation from here."