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By John Ogunsemore, Lagos
A 46-year-old man, Arther Graham, has pleaded guilty to making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a sitting United States senator.
Graham of Kenai, Alaska pleaded guilty on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a Thursday statement.
According to court documents, Graham sent a web form submission to a US senator on September 28, 2023, threatening to injure the senator.
Congressional staff members reported the threat to the US Capitol Police in Washington DC and an investigation was launched.
The DoJ said Graham identified himself in the threat and law enforcement later confirmed the sender was Graham and lived in Kenai.
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He was taken into custody by special agents from the US Capitol Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at his home on Oct. 30, 2023.
Graham, who is scheduled to be sentenced on October 1, faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said, “Threats of violence against public servants are abhorrent and unacceptable, and as this plea makes clear, the Justice Department will not tolerate them.
“Our democracy depends on the ability of members of Congress to do their jobs without fearing for their safety.
“The Justice Department will continue to do everything in our power to protect those who serve the public and to hold accountable those who endanger them.”
