Tracy York White, Threatening the President, New Mexico 2013

Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening the President

A disturbing incident came to light as Tracy York White, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty to making threats against the President of the United States in Las Cruces federal court.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, White was arrested on October 28, 2013 on a criminal complaint alleging that he threatened the President during a telephone conversation with an employee of the Social Security Administration in Cleveland, Ohio.

During today's proceedings, White entered a guilty plea to a felony information charging him with threatening the President on October 24, 2013, in Doña Ana County, N.M. The information stated that White threatened to get a firearm, go to the White House, and kill the President. In his plea agreement, White stated that he made the threat in frustration and knew what he was doing was wrong.

White is currently in federal custody and remains detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. At sentencing, White faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the Las Cruces Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis A. Martinez of the U.S. Attorney's Las Cruces Branch Office.

The incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of respecting our nation's leaders and the consequences of making threats against them.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/las-cruces-man-pleads-guilty-making-threats-against-president