A Phoenix man, Harry Alexander Knight, was sentenced on Wednesday, to 37 months in prison, after pleading guilty to threatening an Arizona Justice of the Peace.
Knight’s prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release.
In 2018, Knight was ordered by the Arizona Justice of the Peace, to wear an ankle monitor in connection with pending criminal charges. Knight subsequently cut off his ankle monitor and fled to the State of Washington. Once there, Knight posted a communication on a publicly available Facebook page threatening to physically injure the justice.
According to court documents, “On October 1, 2018, the defendant posted a threatening message via his publicly available Facebook account, which included statements such as: “THIS IS A REAL THREAT. I WILL MAKE YOU EAT THAT GPS YOU FAT PIECE OF SHIT JUDGE [C.R.],” “YOU WILL NEED A MENTAL EVAL BEFORE THIS IS all OVER,” and “bitch im coming for you now. GET POLICE PROTECTION AND a 24 HOUR POLICE DETAIL, YOU NEED IT too!!” The message went on to describe his statements as “death threats.”
FBI agents ultimately apprehended Knight in California, at which time he was returned to the District of Arizona to face charges.
During his period of supervised release, Knight will be prohibited from contacting the justice and will have his internet usage monitored by the probation officer.
