A Georgia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last year, federal prosecutors announced.
Sean Patrick Cirillo, 34, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting interstate threats in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Cirillo made three separate calls last November to Greene’s Washington office and made several threats, prosecutors said.
“I have a lead on her. Like a sniper rifle. A sniper rifle. And I’m going to kill her next week. I’m going to kill her,” Cirillo told Greene’s employees, according to prosecutors.
“I’ll kill you too if you want,” he also said, along with: “You’re going to die. Your family will die,” according to prosecutors.
“Threatening to kill a public official is reprehensible,” wrote U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan in a press release. “Our office will not tolerate any form of violence, threats or intimidation against public officials.”
The sentencing date has not been set.
The Hill has reached out to Greene’s office for comment.
Following Cirillo’s arrest last year, Greene thanked authorities who responded to the threats, adding that she receives death threats “almost daily.”
“No matter your political affiliation, no one should threaten your life for doing the job they were sent to do by the people,” Greene said in November.
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