Kevin Butler, Threats Against Public Officials, Virginia 2024

A former Virginia Beach man, Kevin Butler, 47, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for repeatedly making threats against the lives of former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris through a series of phone calls to local government offices.

The threats were made in early December 2022, when Butler made a series of phone calls to a Virginia Probation and Parole office in which he threatened the lives of then-President Joe Biden and then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Butler left several voicemails vocalizing his threats. For example, he threatened to get a MAK 90 (a semiautomatic firearm), ‘jump over the fence’ outside the White House and ‘kill the President.’

This is the second time Butler has been convicted of making threats against the president and vice president. In 2014, Butler was convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for making threats against then-President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden.

The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Scheff and Keith Parrella prosecuted the case for the United States.

Acting United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci said, ‘Threats of violence against elected officials affront the political process and the rule of law. This office will seek clear accountability against those who threaten public officials with acts of violence.’

The exact date of the sentencing is not specified in the article, but it occurred in 2024.

The city and state where the crime occurred are Roanoke, Virginia.

The exact date of the crime is early December 2022.

The defendant’s real full name is Kevin Butler.

The exact criminal charges are seven counts of knowingly and willfully making various threats against the president and vice president of the United States.

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