Harrisburg Man Sentenced for Sending an Interstate Communication Containing a Threat

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thomas West, age 44, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for sending an interstate communication containing a threat.  West had been in custody for over 5 months and was sentenced to time-served and a 1-year term of supervised release.  

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, West previously admitted that on February 9, 2024, he sent a series of emails to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) threatening to kill and injure employees of OPM and their relatives.  In one email, West threatened to show up at an OPM office “with an A.R. 15 assault rifle that’s been converted to fully automatic.”

The case was investigated by the Federal Protective Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli prosecuted the case. 

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