NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Memphis man was convicted of making threats to murder two Memphis federal prosecutors and a Memphis federal judge in a jury trial, said Braden H. Boucek, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
According to evidence presented at the trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said, 33-year-old Justin Deshun Stiger of Memphis was set to be sentenced in Memphis federal court on April 16, 2025 for his participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy when he began threatening prosecutors.
Witnesses testified that Stiger, who had a prior conviction for a violent crime and ties to a criminal street gang, pointed toward federal prosecutors and said they were “going to die” because of the sentence they were going to recommend; when Judge Mark Norris began having Stiger removed from the courtroom, Stiger then said “You’re gonna die too, judge.” When Judge Norris asked if that was a threat, Stiger replied: “It ain’t no threat, it’s a promise.”…