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Colorado Man Sentenced for Threats to Kill New York Resident
Syracuse, NY – Jerry Gordon, age 56, of Colorado, has pleaded guilty to transmitting a threat in interstate commerce to injure another person.
According to court documents, from April 22, 2025, to April 25, 2025, Gordon sent four threatening text messages to a man in Aurora, New York. In the text messages, Gordon told the victim to get his affairs in order before Friday, April 25, 2025, as he was going to ‘drink your blood from the chalice that I will make out of your heart.’
Gordon was arrested by FBI agents as he was getting off a plane in Syracuse on April 25, 2025, after law enforcement became aware of the threats.
Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated, ‘Vile threats to kill the citizens of our district will not be tolerated. Local, state and federal agents, working together, quickly responded to the impending threat and apprehended the defendant as he was getting off the plane having traveled from Colorado to Syracuse to attack the victim.’
The FBI investigated the case with assistance from the New York State Police, Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Police Department, Syracuse Police Department, Cornell Police Department, Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office, United States Marshals Service, Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office, Federal Air Marshal Service, and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown is prosecuting the case.
At sentencing before United States District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on November 24, 2025, Gordon will face a maximum term of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years.
Gordon’s guilty plea to transmitting a threat in interstate commerce to injure another person is punishable by a maximum term of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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