A Virginia man is being detained for allegedly threatening to kill Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Scott Bolger to be held without bond on Tuesday after the U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced he had been charged with âtransmitting threats in interstate commerce and making false statements.â
Bolger âused Google Voice, which allows a user to text message others using a phone number other than the userâs primary phone number, to send a message to a federal employee,â the Department of Justice press release alleged without naming Grenell.
The âfederal employeeâ Bolger threatened to kill was first identified as Grenell by Fox News.
âI am grateful to Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Lindsey Halligan for finding this deranged individual and locking him up,â Grenell wrote on X. âHis name is Scott Bolger.â
âThreats of violence are serious crimes with serious consequences,â U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan said in a statement. âThose who target federal employees should know that we will investigate and prosecute these offenses to the fullest extent of the law.â
When federal officers arrived at Bolgerâs residence to question him, Bolger allegedly gave the false name of âBrian Black,â according to the DOJâs press release.
A court record, which also does not name Grenell, alleges that a federal employee received a text message stating, âStep on U Street and get a bullet put between your eyes, loyalist pig skin pussyâ
Bolger faces up to five years in prison, according to the DOJ.
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