An East Bay man was sentenced to 11 months in prison for threatening House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
David Allen Carrier, 44, of Concord, pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2023 to two counts of making threats against a federal official. A grand jury indicted him on Sept. 12. 2023. On Jan. 21, 2021, Carrier left a message on the office voicemail of Pelosi, who was at the time the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Carrier threatened to assault Pelosi. According to the U.S.
"Participating in the public political conversation is an important right for all citizens," U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey said in a statement. "Nevertheless, threatening our public servants is not protected by the First Amendment and corrodes our ability to engage in peaceful and important public discourse. This office will not tolerate behavior that crosses the line to criminal threats.
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