Las Vegas, NV (Dept of Justice) - A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty to threatening Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen, as well as family members of two other United States Senators was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
According to court documents, from October 11 to 25, 2023, John Anthony Miller left numerous threatening voicemails at the offices of two United States Senators.
According to the Department of Justice, Miller threatened to “assault and murder a United States Senator with intent to impede, intimidate, and interfere with the United States Senator while engaged in the performance of official duties, and with intent to retaliate against the United States Senator on account of the performance of official duties.”
On October 24th and 25th, 2023, Miller threatened to assault and murder a member of the immediate family of two United States Senators, with intent to impede, intimidate, and interfere with the United States Senators while engaged in the performance of official duties, and with intent to retaliate against the United States Senators on account of the performance of official duties.
Miller pleaded guilty to one-count of threatening a federal official and two-counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening a family member. United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey presided over the sentencing hearing.