A Tompkinsville woman has landed herself a lengthy prison sentence for harassing a government official.
Tara K. Thomas, 32, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was sentenced to 3 years and 3 months in federal prison for stalking and mailing threatening communications to a government official in 2023.
According to court records, Thomas sent multiple threatening communications to the official via Facebook Messenger on September 21, 2021. She continued her harassment in January 2023, sending more threatening communications to the same official through the United States Postal Service while she was an inmate at the Warren County Detention Center.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bowling Green Police Department investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Raymond McGee of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the Louisville Field Office, and Chief Michael Delaney of the Bowling Green Police Department made the announcement.
Thomas’s sentence includes a 3-year term of supervised release following her prison term, with no parole available in the federal system.
The case serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of harassing government officials, and the vigilance of law enforcement agencies in bringing such individuals to justice.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: Official Source ↗
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