Pennsylvania Man Gets 20 Years For Threatening To 'Put A Bullet' In Trump, Prosecutor
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania man who was convicted of threatening President Donald Trump and a district attorney has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Authorities charged 28-year-old Shawn Christy of McAdoo with threatening to "put a bullet" in Trump and then-Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and threatening "lethal force" against police.
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He led police on a three-month manhunt through several states before his September 2018 capture in Ohio.
In November, a federal jury convicted Christy on a dozen counts of threatening the president, making threatening communications and taking stolen firearms and vehicles across state lines.
U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Christy on Thursday.
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