Man who sent death threat to Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton pleads guilty
Aug 9, 2021, 3:00 PM
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PHOENIX — A New Hampshire man who sent death threats to members of Congress, including Arizona’s Greg Stanton, pleaded guilty on Friday, authorities said.
Ryder Winegar, 34, pleaded guilty to six counts of threatening members of Congress and one count of transmitting interstate threatening communications.
“Every day we are reminded of the important, behind-the-scenes work law enforcement does to keep our nation safe,” Stanton, a Democrat, said in a press release.
“I am deeply grateful to the Capitol Police, who began this investigation; to the FBI, who saw it through; and to the Department of Justice prosecutors who built a strong case that led to a guilty plea.”
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Winegar, on Dec. 16, left voicemails at the offices of Stanton and five other Congress members in which he threatened to hang the members of Congress if they did not “get behind Donald Trump,” according to court documents.
In one voicemail, Winegar allegedly said, “I got some advice for you. Here’s the advice, Donald Trump is your president. If you don’t get behind him, we’re going to hang you until you die.”
Winegar was arrested Jan. 11 after he allegedly emailed a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives and threatened to pull the representative from his bed and hang him.
Winegar is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 1.
