A Montana man who pleaded guilty to leaving voicemail messages threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and his family was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Anthony James Cross, 30, of Billings, pleaded guilty in January to threatening to injure and kill a U.S. senator.
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U.S. District Judge Susan Watters accepted a plea deal that calls for the dismissal of charges that Kloss made threats against President Joe Biden.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 12: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on September 12, 2023 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Questions for Chairman Gary Gensler. (Drew Angerer)
Tester’s office did not immediately respond to an email request for comment. His office declined to comment on previous articles about the case.
In recent years, threats against public officials, including members of Congress and their spouses, election officials, and local elected officials, have steadily increased in the United States.
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Another Montana man, Kevin Patrick Smith of Kalispell, was sentenced in August 2023 to 2 1/2 years in prison for threatening to kill Tester in a voicemail left at the senator’s office in Kalispell. Ta.
