HSI INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES AGAINST MAN WHO THREATENED TO KILL ICE OFFICERS

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

If convicted, the suspect faces up to 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to federal charges against a Tennessee man who threatened to kill ICE officers on social media.

On September 16, following an investigation by HSI Knoxville, a federal grand jury indicted David Kerr, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, on two counts of interstate threats. The charges stem from public posts he allegedly made on the social media pla...