Kristin Keeble, Threats, New York 2023
A racist hate crime has shaken a Catskill community, with a South Carolina woman admitting to sending threatening messages to a local resident. Kristin Keeble, age 54, of Pageland, South Carolina, pled guilty today to transmitting a threat to injure another in interstate commerce.
On October 26, 2023, Keeble sent four threatening, profanity-laced, and racially derogatory audio messages through Facebook Messenger to a man in Catskill, New York. The messages included threats to kill the victim, along with a woman the victim knew, and the woman’s children, from a tree. Keeble claimed to be acting with members of the Ku Klux Klan. The victim, a Black man, was identifiable by Keeble through his Facebook profile photo.
The FBI investigated the case, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Wentworth-Ping prosecuting. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
At sentencing before United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci on March 7, 2025, Keeble 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. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.
This disturbing case highlights the ongoing threat of hate crimes in our society. The FBI takes all allegations of hate crimes seriously and will continue to investigate and prosecute such crimes to the fullest extent of the law.
In related news, the FBI has reported a rise in hate crimes across the country in recent years. The bureau urges anyone who believes they are a victim of a hate crime to contact their local FBI office immediately.
The case against Keeble is a stark reminder of the devastating impact of hate crimes on individuals and communities. We hope that this guilty plea will bring some measure of closure to the victim and his loved ones.
Keeble’s sentencing is scheduled for March 7, 2025. In the meantime, she faces 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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