LOS ANGELES
A San Pedro man who called the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Representative Maxine Waters and threatened to kill the congresswoman plead guilty Monday to a federal felony offense stemming from the threat, officials said.
Anthony Scott Lloyd, 45, plead guilty to one count of threatening a U.S. official, officials said.
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson scheduled sentencing for July 16.
Lloyd is facing up to 10 years in prison, according to officials.
According to Channel 4 in Los Angeles, an FBI agent interviewed Lloyd, who admitted leaving the voicemail but swore he had no intent to actually harm Waters.
Lloyd, who lives with his grandmother, identified himself as a “pro- president supporter” during the interview, papers show, the newspaper stated.
Waters has been one of Trump’s most forceful critics on Capitol Hill.
According to a plea agreement, Lloyd called Rep. Waters’ office on October 22, 2017 and left a voicemail laced with expletives and epithets. The message used the words “dead” and “kill” a total of four times.
Lloyd admitted in the plea agreement that he “left this recorded message with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, and retaliate against Congresswoman Waters, while she was engaged in and on account of the performance of her official duties.”