Man Who Threatened to Kill Chief Justice Sentenced to 14 Months

A Florida man was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts, the Justice Department said.

Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, of the Jacksonville area, had pleaded guilty in December in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida to one count of transmitting an interstate threat to injure, court documents showed. Judge Marcia Morales Howard held the sentencing hearing on Monday.

Prosecutors said Sidhwaney left a profanity-laced voicemail with the Supreme Court last July that included a repeated threat to kill a specific justice. The Justice Department did not identify the ...