Washington (CNN) Brendan Hunt -- whose father is a retired judge and who allegedly threatened the lives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- was sentenced Monday to 19 months in prison after being found guilty of one count of threatening to assault or murder US officials. "We will not tolerate threats to members of the United States Congress or calls to overthrow our democratically elected government," US Attorney of the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement. "Not only will we investigate and vigorously prosecute these crimes, but today's sentence sends a clear message that those who seek to harm our representatives and bring chaos to our democracy will be punished," he said. Hunt, the son of retired New York City family court judge John Hunt, had been convicted by a jury in Brooklyn federal court in April. Prosecutors argued at the time that Hunt had posted videos of himself at his Queens home in January discussing the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, threatening to kill senators and encouraging others to go back to the Capitol on Inauguration Day and take their guns.

Source: CNN November 23, 2021 15:50 UTC