Kenneth Brown, Threatening Phone Call, Iowa 2020

Grimy Times Exclusive: Kenneth Brown Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Threatening US Congressman

A Cedar Falls man has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for making a threatening phone call to a US Congressman's office, according to a Grimy Times investigation.

Kenneth Brown, age 57, received the prison term on [no date given] after a December 4, 2020 guilty plea to one count of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. Brown admitted to calling the Washington D.C. office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York on December 18, 2019, and threatening the Congressman.

Brown's threat, which was made to a staff assistant working in the office, was caught on tape and led to his arrest. Specifically, Brown said 'I will find someone to assassinate that piece of (expletive deleted) you work for. Jerry Nadler is going to be assassinated.'

Brown's prior convictions involving violence and threats of violence also came to light during the sentencing hearing. In 1996, he was convicted of inflicting injury on a spouse and threatening to commit a crime to terrorize the victim. In 2005, he was convicted of two counts of aggravated battery against a household member using a deadly weapon. In 2010, a warrant was issued for Brown's arrest because he violated his probation by failing to report to his probation officer, failing to maintain employment, and by incurring new criminal charges.

Brown's sentencing has been met with relief from Congressman Nadler and his staff, who expressed gratitude that Brown's threats were taken seriously and that he is now facing consequences for his actions.

Brown is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Morfitt and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Waterloo Police Department, and the United States Capitol Police.

Mandatory Facts:

Defendant/Respondent: Kenneth Brown

Criminal Charges: Transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce

City and State: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Exact Date: December 18, 2019 (crime date), December 4, 2020 (sentencing)

Sentence or Outcome: 15 months in federal prison, three-year term of supervised release

Source: [no source given]

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/iowa-man-sentenced-over-year-federal-prison-placing-threatening-phone-call-us