Joseph Scott Sword, Threats Against the President, Texas 2012

Defendant Sentenced for Threats Against the President

A 26-year-old man from Cooper, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for making threats against the President of the United States.

Joseph Scott Sword, also known as Stretch, pleaded guilty on December 19, 2012, to making threats against the President and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark.

According to information presented in court, on May 31, 2011, Sword, who was incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Stiles Unit, located in Jefferson County, Texas, wrote a letter threatening the President and First Family.

Sword stated that he was a member of a violent street gang called the Black P Stone and that he had men on the street watching the President and his family.

Sword was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 18, 2012.

He must complete the remainder of his state prison sentences of 8 years for burglary and 6 ½ years for robbery before he will be transferred to federal prison to begin serving this 46-month sentence.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall L. Fluke.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/stiles-unit-inmate-sentenced-threatening-us-president