Raleigh man sentenced for threats to kill then-President Biden, Secret Service agent

A Raleigh man was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for threatening to kill then-President Joe Biden and threatening to kill the U.S. Secret Service agent who came to investigate the original threat.

“This sentence makes one thing clear: threatening to murder the president of the United States or any federal agents sworn to protect our nation will bring swift and serious consequences,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “We do not tolerate violent statements that cross the line into criminal threats. Our office will continue to defend the safety of our public officials and stand firmly behind our law enforcement officers who put themselves in harm’s way to protect us every day.”

According to court evidence, Michael James Ferr, 31, posted several disturbing comments on X (formerly Twitter) on Jan. 10. His comments included death threats to Biden, who was still president at the time.

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