DURANGO - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces Bryan Cornwell, 42, formerly of Norwood, Colorado, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury of two counts of transmitting threats in interstate commerce. Cornwell was also sentenced to serve a three-year term of supervised release.

According to the facts established at trial and at sentencing, from late August through later October 2023, Cornwell knowingly sent over 80 emails containing graphic and threatening messages to a law enforcement official. The messages included threats to kill and seriously injure the official, such as "You will beg me… beg and plead and scream in pain by my hand tick tok m***** f***er," and repeated statements that "I AM GOING TO KILL YOU." At the time that Cornwell sent the threatening messages, he was pending sentencing on a prior case where he admitted to threatening to blow up the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office.

"Do not make threats against law enforcement officials," said United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Peter McNeilly. "Doing so will land you in federal prison."

"This FBI will not tolerate threats against any law enforcement professionals. The defendant sent more than 80 emails threatening violent death in a calculated scheme to terrorize his target -- all while on bond in a similar case," said Amanda Koldjeski, Special Agent In Charge of FBI Denver. "It is not permissible to tell an agent, deputy, or officer 'I am going to kill you.' The FBI will identify you, arrest you, and ensure justice is served."

United States District Judge Gordon Gallagher handled the sentencing.

This case was investigated by the FBI Denver Field Office.

Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey K. Graves handled the prosecution.

Case Number: 24-cr-047-GPG-JMC