Tennessee man sentenced to two years in prison after threatening to kill Congressperson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Chattanooga man has been sentenced to two years in prison for threatening the life of a Congressperson.

The U.S. Department of Justice said that Garry Hayes, 45, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to “knowingly and willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure the person of another” as part of a plea deal.

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The DOJ said that Hayes called a Congressperson’s district office in July 2024 and left a voicemail with multiple violent threats…

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