Houston Jury Convicts Mississippi Man of Sending Threat to Blow Up FBI, DOJ, and CIA

HOUSTON—A federal jury has found Jeff Henry Williamson, 45, of Jackson, Miss., guilty of sending a threatening communication in interstate commerce, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. The jury returned its verdict finding Williamson guilty of the sole count of an indictment this afternoon. United States District Judge David Hittner presided over the four-day trial.

During the trial, the jury heard testimony that a series of messages had been left by Williamson on the U.S. Attorney's Office voicemail system claiming he was being harassed by the government. He said he would shoot up the U.S. Attorney's Office with a submachine gun if the harassment continued. The FBI traced one of the phone calls to the Houston Public Library downtown and on June 11, 2008, FBI agents encountered Williamson in the library. After admitted to making the phone calls, Williamson was admonished by FBI agents not to threaten to harm individuals in the government.