A Florida man was sentenced Tuesday for threatening public figures, including Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
Richard Kantwill was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release, and has been ordered to pay a fine of $10,000, according to a news release from the Colorado Secretary of State.
Kantwill sent the threat to Griswold on Feb. 9, 2024, which referred to Griswold as the “number 1 target” and referenced targeted violence against her, according to the release.
The threat was sent the day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, according to the release. The case concerned whether or not Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 Colorado Presidential Primary because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Griswold was a defendant in the case.
Griswold has received over 2,300 violent threats and death threats since September 2023, according to the release. At least three other individuals have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, threatening Griswold, including a Colorado man.
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