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On Friday, Florida man, Neal Sidhwaney, pleaded guilty to threatening a Supreme Court justice. The charges stem from a voicemail Sidhwaney left on July 31, 2023, that contained two threats against a Supreme Court justice.
As reported by Politico:
Prosecutors did not identify the targeted justice in court papers or in the statement Monday. But, during a court-ordered psychological evaluation, Sidhwaney said he had threatened Chief Justice John Roberts.
In the voicemail, Sidhwaney introduced himself and he had a message that he wanted the U.S. Marshals to deliver to Roberts that included “I will fucking kill you,” according to a court a court document filed in connection with the plea hearing last week.
According to the psychologist’s evaluation, Sidhwaney suffers from “delusional disorder with psychosis” and is under treatment.
Sidhwaney has been in prison since his arrest in August, and is now facing up to five years in prison on the felony count of making an interstate threat to injure.
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