McLean man sentenced for threatening public official, harassing second victim

McLEAN, Va. (DC News Now) — A man from McLean was sentenced to a year and three months in prison for threatening to kill a public official, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of Virginia announced Thursday.

Court documents state that on Dec. 23, 2025, 33-year-old Scott Allen Bolger used Google Voice to send a threatening message to a public official. He used the software to hide his phone number while sending these text messages.

“In his message, Bolger threatened to put a bullet in the official’s head,” the USAO said.

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The USAO said that Bolger had first found the official’s personal phone number and made contact with him before sending the text…

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