BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A 46-year-old Aberdeen man has pleaded guilty in federal court after authorities said he posted online threats targeting Black and Muslim communities and threatened to kill politicians and members of their families.
Raymond Pumphrey, of Aberdeen, pleaded guilty to making threats transmitted by interstate communication, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes said in a press release that Pumphrey made “a series of threatening posts” on YouTube and other social media sites “to spread hateful rhetoric, particularly toward Black and Muslim communities.” Prosecutors said that while commenting primarily on news stories, Pumphrey “advocated for and threatened to participate in the killing of black people in multiple large cities throughout the country.”
Authorities said he also threatened to kill multiple politicians and members of their families.
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Hayes announced the guilty plea with Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division; Jimmy Paul, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office; and Brian McDonough, special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Baltimore Field Office.
Pumphrey faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for Monday, June 29, at 10 a.m.
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Hayes commended the FBI and Secret Service for their work in the investigation and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Aubin, who is prosecuting the case.
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