( CNN ) -- A New York man accused of stalking and threatening to kill two nationally known TV anchorwomen has been arrested , authorities said Monday . David Lee Simpson , 48 , was arrested in Bath , New York . He has waived extradition and will be taken to the Maricopa County Jail in Arizona this week , according to a statement from the Maricopa County Sheriff 's Office . He was indicted by a grand jury in Phoenix last week on charges of stalking and computer tampering , it said . It was not immediately clear whether he had retained representation . The statement did not identify the two TV personalities , who were allegedly targeted because of their coverage of the Jodi Arias trial . When asked who they were , spokesman Joaquin Enriquez said : `` The sheriff said he would not release the names per Turner . '' CNN , a division of Turner Broadcasting System , is not commenting on the case . Arias was convicted in May of first-degree murder for killing her ex-boyfriend , Travis Alexander . A jury deadlocked on whether she should be sentenced to death . Simpson purportedly made threats on Twitter before and after the trial . He threatened to tie the anchorwomen to a `` tree naked and leave them to suffer all night '' and then `` slit their throats , '' according to the Sheriff 's Office statement . He also allegedly threatened a Phoenix woman who defended the anchorwomen on Twitter . `` Threats against anyone have to be taken seriously , '' said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . `` Media personalities are frequent targets and because of their high visibility , they are particularly vulnerable . A few in the past have been stalked and murdered . `` The suspect was on his way south with enough weapons in his car to do serious harm to someone . Fortunately , we acted quickly and in so doing , were able to stop him before anything could transpire . '' A search of Simpson 's car turned up several guns , shotgun ammunition , handcuffs , zip-ties , binoculars , a knife and a police radio , the Sheriff 's Office said . A receipt to a recently purchased shotgun was also found but the shotgun itself was not . CNN 's Amanda Watts contributed to this report .
David Lee Simpson , this week , was arrested in Arizona ; he will be taken to New York . He allegedly targeted the women because of their coverage of the Maricopa County Sheriff 's Office trial . A search of David Lee Simpson 's car turned up guns , ammunition and handcuffs .