NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk man pled guilty Thursday to attempted witness tampering after federal prosecutors said that he threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend, her family, her current boyfriend, and an FBI agent while under investigation.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, 33-year-old Christopher Martin Herr called his ex-girlfriend dozens of times on May 3, 2025, and left multiple voicemails threatening to kill her, murder her boyfriend and assault her father.
Court documents indicate that Herr’s behavior continued for months. On Sept. 29, 2025, he allegedly drove to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Virginia Beach and threw her trash can at her vehicle…