A man who posted videos threatening to kill Sen. Joe Manchin and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Greg Gutfeld was convicted Thursday of threatening a federal official and making interstate threats.
Highlights
- Rickey Johnson was convicted by a jury after a weeklong trial in Manhattan federal court.
- Prosecutors allege Johnson said Manchin was “dead” and would be “executed,” that he was going to kill Ingraham with his “bare hands” Johnson could face up to 20 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced May 25.
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- Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams released a statement on what he said were Johnson’s attempts to “scare and stifle” a senator and Fox News hosts.
- CNN has reached out to representatives for Gutfeld and Ingraham for comment.