A California man was sentenced to 11 months in prison for leaving threatening voicemails for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. did.
David Allen Carrier, 44, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of threatening a federal officer after a grand jury indicted him three months earlier.
Citing court documents, the Justice Department said Carrier, of Concord, threatened to assault Pelosi in a voicemail sent on January 21, 2021, 15 days after the Capitol riot.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was threatened in a carrier voicemail. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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Seventeen months later, on June 30, 2022, Mr. Carrier called the Department of Homeland Security’s hotline and left a voicemail message threatening to assault Mr. Mayorkas.
Mr. Carrier admitted to the charges and admitted that he acted with the intent to obstruct Mr. Pelosi and Mr. Mayorkas from their respective official duties.
“Participating in public political dialogue is an important right of all citizens,” said U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey.
The threat against Pelosi came 15 days after the Capitol riot. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
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“Nevertheless, acts of intimidation against public officials are not protected by the First Amendment and impair their ability to engage in peaceful and important public debate. We will not tolerate any behavior that crosses the line.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Carrier was ordered to serve three years of supervised release starting after his sentence ends.
Carrier was also ordered to maintain distance and have no contact with Pelosi and Mayorkas, and to attend mental health and substance abuse treatment while on supervised release.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was threatened in a carrier voicemail. (Getty Images)
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The case was prosecuted by the National Security and Cybercrimes Division following an investigation by the FBI and Secret Service.
“Violent threats targeting elected officials also threaten our democratic system,” said FBI Special Agent Robert Tripp.
“Today’s ruling shows that anyone who sends politically motivated threats of violence to government officials will be investigated by the FBI and held accountable.”
