Brown is accused of making an online threat to the U.S. public. He is also accused of posting a video of himself threatening to the public. The video was posted on YouTube and posted in response to the video. Brown says he is angry that he has been accused of threatening to publically harm his family and his friends with the public, and that he is suing the public for defamation of his character in the video, which he posted on Twitter. The incident occurred last month in Texas.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/10/barrett-brown-charged-with-internet.html