Joshua P. Ford, Threatening to Burn Down Courthouse, Massachusetts 2023

Grimy Times has learned that a former Middlesex County Sheriff’s deputy has been indicted for threatening to burn down the Plymouth County Courthouse and kill law enforcement officers.

Josha P. Ford, 42, of Kingston, Mass., was indicted on three counts of interstate transmission of a threatening communication by a federal grand jury in Boston.

The indictment states that Ford served as a deputy for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office between about 2009 and 2017.

According to the indictment, on March 13, 2023, Ford sent 12 emails to a total of about 140 people, almost all Massachusetts law enforcement officers.

The emails allegedly contained the same text, stating ‘[there] is no more justice system anymore just WAR’ and ‘I am calling on all able bodied officers my brothers in blue to suit up for a fight.’

Ford allegedly asked those law enforcement officers to arm themselves with firearms and armored vehicles and declared, ‘Tomorrow we burn down the Plymouth County Court house to the ground.’

The charges of interstate transmission of a threatening communication each provide for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, made the announcement today.

Ford is currently in state custody and will appear in U.S. District Court in Boston at a later date.

The defendant, Joshua P. Ford, is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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