SCRANTON, Pa. — A Mechanicsburg is facing up to five years in jail after allegedly threatening to kill a United States congressman.
Robert Lee Ingalls Jr., 61, was charged with one count of criminal complaint with the interstate transmission of threatening communications.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, on Nov. 6, Ingalls Jr. left two threatening voicemail messages on the main congressional office answering system in Washington D.C.
It's alleged that in both voicemail messages, Ingalls Jr. threatened to kill a specifically identified United States congressman.
It was determined that Ingalls Jr. made the calls from his cell phone while he was in Mechanicsburg, according to Karam.
Ingalls Jr. was arrested on Nov. 10 and was ordered to a pretrial detention center pending action by a federal grand jury on Nov. 13.
He faces a maximum term of five years in prison following a supervised release and a fine.
The United States Capitol Police investigated the case and were assisted locally by the Fairview Township Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney William Behe is prosecuting the case.
