A New York City man has been let off twice by federal prosecutors after he threatened numerous Fox News hosts, despite breaking an agreement drafted after his first encounter with prosecutors.
In 2021, Jeffrey Rodriguez of New York City was arrested and charged with cyberstalking and threatening interstate communications after sending hundreds of vile messages to numerous Fox News hosts.
He was given a pass under the condition that he adhered to a number of guidelines, however after breaking them, his prosecution was deferred yet again.
According to the New York Post, when Rodriguez appeared in court the first time in May, Manhattan federal prosecutors wrote a deferred prosecution, but made him promise to follow a list of conditions for the next year, including a ban on social media posts about anyone at Fox News, and mandatory mental health treatment.
Rodriguez went on to violate the conditions, tagging one of his alleged victims in a post on Instagram. He argued that he had stopped taking his medication at the time, but had since gotten back on it.
Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses sought to commence with prosecution, however she was overruled by the US Attorney's Office, who decided to let Rodriguez's actions slide yet again.
"You’ve been lucky thus far," Moses told Rodriguez, adding that he "will not get another chance."
After learning from Rodriguez's attorney that his behavior may have been influenced by a drinking problem, Moses ordered that he be subjected to random breathalyzer tests.
As the Post reports, prior to sending threats to two unnamed Fox News hosts, Rodriguez was charged for stalking and harassing another, also unnamed.
The complaint against him states that "the rate of his posts, comments, and direct messages directed toward Broadcasters – 2 and – 3, as well as the severity of his threats, increased drastically" in the months following his initial arrest.
Rodriguez repeatedly threatened the hosts, whom he referred to as "Nazis," saying he wanted to "skin [them] ALIVE." He told one he would "split [their] top."
From March 2020 to December 2021, Rodriguez allegedly sent hundreds of menacing messages and posts to the broadcasters, and allegedly threatened two of their families and exposed information about where they live.
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