Jeffrey Scott Williams, Threatening Federal Judges, Texas 2020

Threats to Federal Judges Land Arkansas Inmate in Hot Water

Jeffrey Scott Williams, a 10-year prison veteran, has pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Williams, who has a history of making threatening communications, faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

According to information presented in court, in June 2017, Williams was convicted of mailing threatening communications and was sentenced to 10 years in prison based on a letter he wrote in which he threatened to kill a United States judge. His behavior continued even after that conviction, as in March 2018, Williams mailed a letter to the federal courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, in which he threatened to kill a United States judge.

Williams's actions didn't stop there. In May 2018, February 2019, and March 2020, he mailed letters to the federal courthouse in Little Rock in which he threatened two United States judges and an Assistant U.S. Attorney. His behavior was deemed so threatening that he was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 4, 2020.

Williams will face the consequences of his actions in a sentencing hearing, where the court will determine his sentence based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. This case is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and prosecuted by Eastern District of Texas Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan R. Hornok.

The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is 10 years in federal prison. The court will determine Williams's sentence after completing a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.

Defendant: Jeffrey Scott Williams

Criminal Charges: Mailing threatening communications

City and State: Little Rock, Arkansas

Date: June 2017 (initial conviction), March 2018, May 2018, February 2019, March 2020, June 4, 2020 (indictment)

Sentence: Up to 10 years in federal prison

Defendant's Name: Jeffrey Scott Williams

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/arkansas-prisoner-guilty-threatening-federal-judges-prosecutor