Milton inmate gets nearly 4 years in federal prison for mailing threat letter

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A 21-year-old Milton man who is a Florida state prison inmate has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison after prosecutors said he mailed a threatening letter demanding to be released and warning that a victim would be killed.

Court documents say that on Oct. 18, 2024, the clerk of court for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida received a threatening letter sent by Daniel Bookout and directed toward a victim.

In the letter, prosecutors said, Bookout claimed he knew the victim’s address and the route the victim regularly drove to work…

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