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A man has been convicted of threatening judges and law enforcement officers while an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney.
U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten found Virgil E. Dillon, 49, guilty on seven counts of sending threatening letters through the U.S. mail, according to the release from the office of Barry Grissom, U.S. attorney for Kansas.
During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Dillon sent threatening letters to Sedgwick County District Judge Benjamin Burgess, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Clark, Sedgwick County District Judge David Kaufman, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Myers and federal agents.
In his order finding Dillion guilty on all counts, Marten cited Dillon’s letter to Burgess, which said, “I.ve Something to tell you how much do you love your family because It.s to Bad that I.m going to kill you + your family Real Slow.”
Sentencing is set for April 18. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
A man has been convicted of threatening judges and law enforcement officers while an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney.
U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten found Virgil E. Dillon, 49, guilty on seven counts of sending threatening letters through the U.S. mail, according to the release from the office of Barry Grissom, U.S. attorney for Kansas.
During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Dillon sent threatening letters to Sedgwick County District Judge Benjamin Burgess, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Clark, Sedgwick County District Judge David Kaufman, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Myers and federal agents.
In his order finding Dillion guilty on all counts, Marten cited Dillon’s letter to Burgess, which said, “I.ve Something to tell you how much do you love your family because It.s to Bad that I.m going to kill you + your family Real Slow.”
Sentencing is set for April 18. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
