Tag: interstate threats
John Radford, Interstate Threats, Pennsylvania 2024
⏱ 2 min read John Radford, a 31-year-old Pittsburgh resident, has been accused of making chilling threats to injure and kill others across state lines. On two separate occasions, Radford allegedly sent emails to his victims, detailing plans to harm them. The first email, sent on December 3, 2024, threatened to shoot one victim with…
John Cornish, Threats, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 1 min read A 25-year-old Cornish man made good on his promise to deliver a ‘visit VERY soon’ to a rival’s ‘kind’ on social media, but not in the way he intended. Blake Tibbetts pleaded guilty in US District Court in Portland to transmitting a threatening interstate communication. Tibbetts’ violent rant, laced with a…
Benjamin Rubin, Threats to Kill, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Rubin, a 79-year-old man from New Port Richey, Florida, has been sentenced to prison for threatening to kill multiple federal officials. In February 2025, Rubin began posting violent messages on social media, targeting United States officials and political figures. His frustrations escalated, and he started making explicit threats, including assassinating…
