Vegas man sentenced for threating to kill family member of federal official

Las Vegas, NV (NV. Dept. of Justice) - A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for leaving voicemail and text messages threatening to kill a family member of a then member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

According to court documents, in the late evening of June 1, and the early morning of June 2, 2023, 52-year-old Anthony Hamelin called the spouse of a then-member of the U.S. House of Representatives and left a voicemail threatening to kill their son. Hamelin stated that he was enroute to his intended victim.

Hamelin sent text messages stating anger and frustration with the U.S. Representative for carrying out his official duties. On June 2, 2023, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers and U.S. Capitol Police agents located Hamelin and arrested him.

On March 11, 2024, Hamelin pleaded guilty to one count of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening a family member, and one count of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.