HOUSTON – A 45-year-old man has received additional prison
time for threatening to kill a Texas federal judge, announced U.S. Attorney
Ryan K. Patrick. Charles M. Gilmore Jr., a former resident of Missouri, pleaded
guilty Feb. 20, 2018.
Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal handed
Gilmore a 120-month sentence. The sentence will begin following completion of a
seven-year-term he must serve from Missouri state court and another 120 months
in Northern District of Texas federal court. Following those sentences and the
new 10-year-term received today, Gilmore will also serve three years of
supervised release.
As part of his plea, Gilmore admitted that on or about Jan.
25, 2017, he knowingly mailed a communication threatening to kill a federal
judge in the Northern District of Texas. He mailed the letter to the Federal
Detention Center in Houston with a return address implicating Gilmore who was
incarcerated at the time.
In the letter, Gilmore said he was going to kill the federal
judge, promising to “make the streets run red in Texas.” He also included a
white powdery substance, but it tested negative for any bioterrorism agents.
During an interview with law enforcement, Gilmore admitted
to mailing the letter and reiterated his intent to kill the federal judge.
He has been and will remain in custody.
The FBI conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Ted Imperato is prosecuting the case.
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