Fernandina Beach man pleads guilty to threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man from Fernandina Beach pleaded guilty on Monday after the United States Attorney’s Office said he threatened to kill a specific Supreme Court Justice.

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According to court documents, on Jul. 31, 2023, Neal Brij Sidwaney, 43, placed a phone call from Florida to the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington D.C., and left an expletive-laden, threatening voicemail message.

“On that voicemail message, Sidhwaney identified himself by name and repeatedly threatened to kill a specific Supreme Court Justice,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

Court documents say that Sidhwaney threatened Chief Justice John Roberts.

Sidhwaney is facing up to five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

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