Texas man convicted of threatening to kill Rep Maxine Waters gets nearly 3 years in prison

A Texas man received a nearly three-year-long jail sentence after his criminal conviction for leaving threatening and racist voicemails for California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner sentenced Brian Michael Gaherty, 61, of Houston, to 33 months in federal prison and fined him $10,000. The judge found that Gaherty targeted Waters because of her race and added a hate-crime enhancement to his sentence, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

In his plea agreement, Gaherty admitted to threatening to assault and murder Waters on four separate occasions in August and November 2022. The threats were made in four voicemails left at Waters' district office in Los Angeles County, which all contained profanity and racist language. According to an affidavit given by U.S. Capitol Police agent Michael Guest, Gaherty went on a series of racist tirades against the California congresswoman, at one point saying, 'Hey, you black b----.

You better watch your back,' he told her, according to investigators. Waters appeared in federal court on Monday and told Judge Klausner that her family members live 'in fear every day' because of the threats made by Gaherty, the Los Angeles Times reported. 'This growing effort to target people of color and women of color ... has given me nightmares. I am in fear of my life,' Waters said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 'I believe that we must all be held accountable.

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