A Memphis man’s attempt to intimidate the legal system backfired last week after a federal jury found him guilty of threatening to kill the very officials presiding over his case. Justin Deshun Stiger, 33, now faces decades behind bars for a courtroom outburst that turned a drug sentencing into a fresh criminal conviction.
The incident unfolded on April 16, 2025, inside a Memphis federal courtroom. Stiger was appearing before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
However, as the prosecution began recommending his sentence, the atmosphere turned volatile. According to trial testimony, Stiger—a man with a prior violent criminal history and documented gang ties—pointed directly at the federal prosecutors and told them they were “going to die.”…