Florida man pleads guilty for deadly threats to U.S. Supreme Court justice

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A Fernandina Beach man plead guilty for allegedly threatening to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced Monday.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Florida, on July 31, 43-year-old Neal Brij Sidhwaney left a voicemail for a specific U.S. Supreme Court justice and “repeatedly threatened to kill” them.

The Supreme Court justice who the threat was targeted toward was unnamed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

According to court documents, Sidwaney identified himself by name on the voicemail, the press release said.

The suspect allegedly faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a sentencing date has not yet been set.

The case was investigated by the Protective Intelligence Unit of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Police with assistance from the Threat Assessment Section of the U.S. Capitol Police.

It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirwinn Mike and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Wheeler, III.