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Kentucky Man Sentenced for Threatening Lawmakers | Lexington News
A Kentucky man named Benjamin Keebler got a two-and-a-half-year federal sentence for cyberstalking and threatening U.S. lawmakers—including Rep. Thomas Massie and a Nebraska senator—via calls and voicemails over two years. He admitted to targeting them over political disagreements, even threatening a “hammer visit” to a senator’s home. Though some charges were dropped in his plea deal, the judge imposed prison time plus mandatory mental health treatment and a no-contact order. This case serves as a chilling reminder: online threats against public figures carry real-world consequences. Listen…
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