HOUSTON – In a shocking display of brazen intimidation, George Yarbrough, a 42-year-old former resident of Houston, Texas, has been convicted of mailing a threatening communication to a federal judge.
According to U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Yarbrough knowingly mailed the threatening letter, which was received at the Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse at 515 Rusk St. in Houston, on September 26, 2014.
Yarbrough, an inmate serving a sentence within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), boasted in the letter that he intended to kill the judge as soon as he got out of prison. He claimed the judge had ruined his life and that he had lost his loved ones.
Yarbrough repeated the threat throughout the letter, warning the judge that he was coming to get him and his family. The letter was laced with a menacing tone, with Yarbrough stating, “I’m coming to get you and your family!”
When questioned by authorities, Yarbrough never denied sending the letter. In fact, he admitted to mailing the threatening communication during two separate interviews.
The basis for Yarbrough’s threat was the judge’s decision to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit he filed against TDCJ personnel several years earlier.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas accepted Yarbrough’s guilty plea and has set sentencing for April 15, 2015. At that time, Yarbrough faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine. He will remain in custody pending the hearing.
The case was investigated by the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, and the TDCJ-Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mel Pechacek is prosecuting the case.
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