A Fort Pierce resident was sentenced to prison yesterday for
making ISIS related threats.
Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern
District of Florida and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office made the announcement.
Charlton Edward LaChase, 28, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was
sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of
supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg, after previously
pleading guilty to two counts of transmitting threats through interstate or
foreign commerce (Case No. 18-24011-CR).
According to the court record, LaChase sent text messages
professing his support for ISIS and threatening to kill several people while
committing acts of terrorism and mass murder.
A search warrant for LaChase’s Facebook account revealed several
attempts by LaChase to purchase firearms, as well as threats to commit mass
murder, threats to kill politicians, and statements of support for ISIS.
LaChase received an enhancement at sentencing for
obstruction of justice because he disposed of the cellphone he used to send the
text messages, shortly after becoming aware that he was under investigation by the
FBI.
U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan commended the investigative
efforts of the FBI and the South Florida Joint Terrorism Task Force
(JTTF). The case was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorneys Rolando Garcia and Michael Porter.
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