Bethlehem Man Sentenced for Making Threats on His Facebook Page

PHILADELPHIA—Anthony Elonis, 28, ofBethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 44 months in prison forfour counts of interstate communication of threats in connection with postingshe made to his Facebook page. Among the threats that Elonis posted were threatsagainst his wife, Pennsylvania State Police, the FBI, the Berks CountySheriff’s Department, and an unidentified kindergarten class in the Bethlehemarea.
Among the threats that Elonis posted wasthe following:
“That’s it, I’ve had about enoughI’m checking out and making a name formyselfEnough elementary schools in a ten mileradiusto initiate the most heinous schoolshooting ever imaginedAnd hell hath no fury like a crazy manin a Kindergarten classthe only question is...which one?”
U.S. District Court Judge LawrenceStengel also ordered three years of supervised released, ordered Elonis to haveno contact with his victims during that time, and to get mental healthtreatment. Computer monitoring will also be a condition of release.
The case was investigated by the FederalBureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States AttorneySherri A. Stephan.