Inmate Indicted for Threatening U.S. Judge

Quantavious K. Hurt, a 28-year-old inmate currently serving a federal sentence, has been indicted in federal court for allegedly threatening to assault and murder a United States judge. The indictment, announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, includes one count of threatening to assault and murder a judge with the intent to impede, intimidate, and retaliate against the judge, and one count of mailing a threat to injure the judge.

Hurt made his initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Phillip R. Lammens at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida. If convicted on these charges, Hurt could face up to 10 years in prison for each count.

The investigation into Hurt's alleged actions is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the United States Marshals Service. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protecting communities from violent crime.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, one of 94 offices under the Attorney General, is leading the prosecution. As with all indictments, it is important to note that an indictment is merely an allegation and not evidence of guilt. Hurt, like all defendants, is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.