A Long Island man who threatened to kill two United States senators in retaliation for their support for Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison. The man, Ronald DeRisi, 75, of Smithtown, N.Y., left multiple expletive-laden voice mail messages at the offices of the senators and threatened to assault and murder them. He was sentenced by Judge Joseph F. Bianco of Federal District Court in Central Islip. “Nine millimeter, side of the head,” he said in one of the phone calls, according to court documents, which showed that Mr. DeRisi made the calls in the days before and after Justice Kavanaugh was confirmed last October to serve on the Supreme Court. The confirmation process became a contentious, partisan battle after several women accused Justice Kavanaugh of sexual assault and misconduct.

Source: New York Times June 04, 2019 01:07 UTC