Felon Who Threaten to "Blow" the Head Off A Federal Judge Sentenced

NORTH CAROLINA

A judge sentenced a former Fayetteville, North Carolina man to three years and five months in prison for threatening to kill a federal judge, a former federal prosecutor and an assistant U.S. attorney in North Carolina, according to officials.

George Victor Stokes’ will serve his federal sentence after serving a state sentence for mailing threatening communications and retaliating against a federal official, officials said. His state sentence will end in 2040, officials said.

Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced Stokes, 42.

According to information included in the indictment and to which Stokes’ agreed to at his guilty plea, Stokes mailed a letter threatening to kill a U.S. District Court Judge, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Specifically, Stokes threatened to “blow” the head off of a U.S. District Court Judge and stated it was “his duty to do this,” according to officials.

Stokes admitted he sent the death threat in retaliation for the victims’ roles in the sentencing and prosecution of Stokes in a prior federal case for similar conduct, mailing a threatening communication, according to officials.