Federal Inmate Indicted for Threatening to Kill a Federal Judge

Tallahassee, Florida - Quantavious K. Hurt, 28, who is currently serving a federal sentence in the Bureau of Prisons, has been indicted in federal court on one count of threatening to assault and murder a United States judge with the intent to impede, intimidate and retaliate against the judge; and one count of mailing a threat to injure the United States judge. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges.

Hurt appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Phillip R. Lammens for his initial appearance at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

If convicted, Hurt faces up to 10 years' imprisonment on each count.

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the United States Marshals Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg.

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.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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