Cleveland County jury recommends 30 years for man convicted of bomb threat

CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. – A Cleveland County jury found Daniel Fontenot guilty Wednesday of making a bomb threat against the Cleveland County Detention Center and threatening to kill a former Cleveland County district attorney, according to the District 21 District Attorney’s Office.

Jurors recommended a 30-year prison sentence for a telephone threat involving an incendiary or explosive device and six months for threatening to perform an act of violence.

Fontenot’s formal sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 9, 2026.

Threats made during calls from hotel

According to the district attorney’s office, evidence presented at trial showed Fontenot called the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office’s nonemergency dispatch line from a hotel on Sept. 20, 2021…

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