Mississippi Man Indicted for Communicating Death Threats over “Facebook” Internet Website
| U.S. Attorney’s Office May 22, 2009 |
DYRON L. HART, age 20, of Poplarville, Mississippi, was charged in a two-count indictment today by a Federal Grand Jury with communicating threats in interstate commerce, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to the indictment, HART, a former student of Nicholls State University, used a fictitious name and photograph when he threatened to injure and kill students at Nicholls State University. He transmitted the threat over the internet through the website “Facebook.”
HART faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five (5) years, a fine of $250,000.00 and three (3) years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
U. S. Attorney Letten reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Marvin Opotowsky and Peter M. Thomson.