JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Jacksonville Field Office issued the following press release:
Ocala, Florida - Jeremiah James Schwier (47, Dunnellon) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. If convicted, Schwier faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
According to the complaint, between April and May 2026, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received approximately 60 telephone calls from phone numbers that were later determined to be associated with Schwier. Those calls were sexual in nature and used ...