“David Allen Carrier was sentenced to eleven months in prison for making voicemail threats to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, announced United States Attorney Ismail J Ramsey, Federal Bureau of Investigation (‘FBI’) Special Agent in Charge Robert K Tripp, and United States Secret Service (‘USSS’) Special Agent in Charge Shawn M Bradstreet. The sentence was handed down by the Hon William Alsup, Senior United States District Judge. Carrier, 44, of Concord, pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats against a federal official, in violation of 18 USC § 115(a)(1)(B), on Dec 19, 2023. A grand jury indicted him on Sept 12, 2023, charging him with the crimes. Court documents describe how on Thursday, Jan 21, 2021, Carrier left a message on the office voicemail of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who was at the time the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.”

“On the message, Carrier threatened to assault the Congresswoman. In pleading guilty to the charge, Carrier acknowledged that he acted with the intent to interfere with her performance as she was engaged with her official duties as a Member of Congress. Seventeen months later, on June 30, 2022, Carrier called the United States Department of Homeland Security hotline and left a voicemail message threatening to assault United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Carrier made his threat to assault Secretary Mayorkas with the intent to interfere with the Secretary while the Secretary was engaged in the performance of his official duties as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,” says a Justice Department press release.