TALLAHASSEE MAN CHARGED FEDERALLY WITH COMMUNICATING THREATS TO INJURE CHILDREN

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Demetrius Alpha Omega Murray, 33, has been indicted in federal court in a six-count Indictment for interstate communication of threats to injure children. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.

Murray appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick for his arraignment in federal court on December 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Trial is set for February 2, 2026, before United States District Judge Robert Hinkle.

If convicted, Murray faces a maximum of five years imprisonment on each threat count.

The case was investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff's Office, and the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric K Mountin.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.