Broome County Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Kill and Injure Federal Officials

Jeffrey Scott Hamm, Jr., age 33, of Binghamton, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday, September 16, 2026, to transmitting threats to injure another in interstate commerce. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.

As part of his guilty plea, Hamm admitted that on multiple dates in early 2026 he used his cellphone to access the Internet and post comments to an online video sharing platform threatening to kill or injure President Trump and ICE agents. In one of his online posts, Hamm stated that he intended to kill the President "the first chance I **** get." Hamm was arrested by FBI agents after security staff at the online video sharing company alerted the FBI to Hamm's threats.

First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated: "Threats to kill or injure President Trump or any federal law enforcement officers in my District will not be tolerated. As soon as we learned that the defendant had posted these violent threats on the internet, FBI agents working with my Office quickly located Hamm and arrested him."

"The American public needs to know online threats of violence are illegal and will not be tolerated," said Craig Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albany Field Office. "Online platforms provide a space for sharing information and ideas, but when those ideas cross over into threats of violence, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) will find you and hold you accountable."

At sentencing before United States District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on January 20, 2027, Hamm will face a maximum term of 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. A defendant's sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors. The FBI investigated the case with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen C. Green is prosecuting the case.