A New Hampshire man who threatened to hang 6 members of Congress if they did not 'get behind Donald Trump' will spend 33 months in federal prison, according to officials.
Ryder Winegar, 34, sent a separate threat to a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, prosecutors said. He got 33 months in federal prison.
Ryder Winegar, 34, of Amherst, was sentenced for six counts of threatening members of Congress and one count of transmitting interstate threatening communications, acting U.S. Attorney John J. Farley for the District of New HampshireWinegar left voicemails at the offices of three U.S. senators and three representatives in the early morning hours of Dec. 16, 2020, according to court documents and court statements.
Winegar refused to speak with U.S. Capitol Police officers who attempted to interview him on Dec. 20. 2020, according to the release.
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