WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
MINNEAPOLIS - United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Jeffrey Allen Petersen, 68, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, was found guilty on 10 counts of threatening to murder U.S. judges and elected officials, and 10 counts of interstate transmission of threats to injure.
A federal jury found Petersen guilty of all 20 counts on October 15, 2026, after a trial before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled by the Court at a date yet to be determined.
"My office has no tolerance for political violence and threats of political violence," said United States At...