A Willcox man has been sentenced to over 25 months in prison for threatening a Social Security Administration judge. Jeffery Daniel Gladney, 55, threatened to assault and kill the judge in a series of voicemails left on his attorney’s office in June 2020.
According to court records, Gladney demanded that his benefits be approved immediately and instructed his legal assistant to relay the threatening messages to the judge. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Protective Service of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam D. Rossi, District of Arizona, Tucson. Gladney previously pleaded guilty on June 29, 2022, to Threatening to Assault a Federal Employee.
On Monday, United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker sentenced Gladney to time served, which amounts to over 25 months in prison. The sentence was handed down after Gladney pleaded guilty to the charges.
The threats were made against the judge assigned to Gladney’s case, and authorities took the situation seriously. Gladney was arrested and charged with the crime, and his case was handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson.
Gladney’s sentence is a result of his guilty plea and the serious nature of the threats he made against the judge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, is committed to protecting federal employees and upholding the law.
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/. Follow the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news.
The case number is CR-20-02119-TUC-JCH, and the release number is 2022-168_Gladney.
Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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