JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Jacksonville Field Office issued the following press release:

Tallahassee, Florida- Quantavious K. Hurt, 28, who is currently serving a federal sentence in the Bureau of Prisons, has been indicted in federal court on one count of threatening to assault and murder a United States judge with the intent to impede, intimidate and retaliate against the judge; and one count of mailing a threat to injure the United States judge. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges.

Hurt appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Phillip R. Lammens for his initial appearance at the United States Courthou...