Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for threatening family of congressperson
A federal judge sentenced a 52-year-old Las Vegas man to nearly four years in prison for threatening to kill a relative of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Anthony Lewis Hamelin, also known as “Tony Hamelin,” called the spouse of a then-member of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 2, 2023, and left a voicemail threatening to kill the couple’s son, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Nevada.
He pleaded guilty on March 11 to one count of influencing, impeding or retaliating against a federal official by threatening a family member, and one count of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure, the release said.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro sentenced Hamelin on Tuesday to three years and 1o months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Court records identified the politician only by his initials, “KM.” Hamelin is accused of leaving a voicemail for the representative’s spouse, indicating he was “enroute to his intended victim,” according to the press release.
Hamelin’s attorneys wrote in court documents that officials indicated the politician’s son lived in San Francisco.
He also sent text messages “stating anger and frustration with the U.S. Representative for carrying out his official duties,” according to the press release.
Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested Hamelin the same day he left the threatening voicemail, and Hamelin told police that “his intention was to travel with the purpose of carrying out his threats,” according to a criminal complaint.
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