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Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill Rep. Matt Gaetz
April 15, 2022
A California man has pleaded guilty for a threat to kill Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Eugene Huelsman, 59, of Thousand Oaks, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of transmission of a threat in interstate commerce.
During the plea hearing, Huelsman admitted that, on January 9, 2021, he called Gaetz’s congressional district office in Pensacola. When no one answered, Huelsman left a profanity-laced voicemail threatening to kill Gaetz. This included threatening to “put a bullet in” Gaetz and members of his family, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The United States Capitol Police were contacted when the threat was made, which triggered security protocols related to the congressman. The investigation revealed this was not the first time Huelsman made threats involving political figures. Huelsman had previously been investigated for threatening a member of a former President’s family via social media.
Huelsman faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola in late June.
Pictured: Rep Matt Gaetz during a campaign kickoff event last week in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill Rep. Matt Gaetz”
Isn’t Matt Gaetz the congressman that voted against capping insulin co-pays at $35.00
per month? I believe he said he voted against the bill because people on insulin were simply too fat and needed to exercise. Thus, they would no longer need the drug. I am not on insulin but I do feel for those that are taking it.
There’s more to this whole story but kudos to the Investigative Agency that DID handle it. Glad Huelsman got caught!
All the violence going on in California I see like the random unprovoked fatal stabbing of that man the other day every time I watch news someone has killed or tried to kill someone in California New York is no better. This is the issues with socialist liberal run areas they are more concerned about woke issues than protecting citizens they are more worried about power than putting criminals away. Young 13 year old girl stabbed like 13 times by another 13 year old over a boy only got probation even said she would try again. The girl that got stabbed is afraid to leave home family is trying to come up with funds to leave area shocker another case in California. We don’t need more control we need more mental health care and to start punishing the criminals not giving them slaps on the rist and letting them go.
Nobody’s afraid of Californians lol! What are they going to do, hug you to death?
Unstable person from California threatening a Florida politician, I just don’t get it.
I’m glad he didn’t carry out any of his threats.
From CA?
Loonies, leave FL alone.