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Man pleads guilty after threatening to blow up to government offices
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A man said he intended to "cause fear and panic" when he threatened to blow up a U.S. senator's office and the Pennsylvania governor's home in February.
On Aug. 11, Jeffrey Diaz, 43, of Roswell, pleaded guilty to four counts of malicious threat to injure by fire or explosive. He faces up to 10 years in prison, U.S. Attorney's Office spokesperson Tessa DuBerry said in a news release on Monday.
It is unclear if Diaz's sentencing date has been scheduled.
On Feb. 14, Diaz told a congressional staffer he threatened to bomb the office or Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and claimed to have placed a bomb inside Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's office and home, DuBerry said.
Diaz told the feds he also left voicemails threatening to blow up the Doña Ana County Magistrate Court and 2nd Judicial District Court buildings and harm a Bernalillo County judge, according to a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Las Cruces.
"Although I knew at the time I made these threats ... I did not, in fact, have bombs placed at these locations(.) I made these calls intending to cause fear and panic or otherwise intimidate the recipients of these calls," Diaz said in the plea agreement.
