- Jared Smith, 50, admitted to threatening Utah state employees.
- His prison sentence was suspended and Smith was ordered to serve one year in jail, followed by three years of probation.
- Smith is banned from social media and making public statements online during his probation.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who admitted to “threaten(ing) bodily injury to influence the conduct of a government organization” will now spend a year in jail before three years of probation.
Charging documents say Jared Scott Smith, 50, of Midvale, sent emails to the Utah lieutenant governor’s staff, at least one of which had a veiled threat saying he would “advance (his) goal in a different way” on March 9, 2026 from Jared Scott Smith, of Midvale.
He was charged with making a threat of terrorism, and the charge was reduced from a second-degree felony to a third-degree felony as part of a plea deal. Third District Judge Matthew Bates sentenced him on July 20 to zero to five years in prison, but suspended that sentence, ordering Smith instead to serve one year in jail and three years on probation…