A Navy lieutenant commander from Silver Spring has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after being convicted of cyberstalking his ex-wife and her boyfriend.
U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Jason Michael Leidel, 45, to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. A federal jury found Leidel guilty of cyberstalking in December 2025 following a two-week trial.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, prosecutors said Leidel engaged in a sustained campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend…