An Auburn Correctional Facility inmate has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill two New York judges.
Christopher McCarty, age 33, of Manhattan, admitted to mailing a letter containing a threat to kill two New York State judges. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.
McCarty admitted that between May and June 2023, he was incarcerated at the Auburn Correctional Facility. McCarty admitted that on or about May 31, 2023, he mailed a letter to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. In the letter, McCarty wrote that when he was released from prison, he was going to kill two New York State judges who had presided over his case leading to his incarceration at Auburn Correctional Facility.
At sentencing scheduled for June 10, 2025, before Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, McCarty faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 5 years, post-release supervision of up to 3 years, and a fine of up to $250,000.
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