Todd Curry, who is currently incarcerated at the Ouachita River Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty on Aug. 4 to mailing threatening communications to six U.S. Senators and former Vice President Kamala Harris. The announcement was made by Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, before United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.
Curry, 55, was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 2, 2025, facing a 14-count indictment that included seven counts of mailing threatening communications to a federal employee and seven counts of false information and hoaxes. On August 4, 2025, Curry entered his guilty plea to the seven counts related to mailing threats against federal employees. Sentencing will occur at a later date after preparation of a presentence report by the United States Probation Office.
According to court documents, Curry faces up to ten years in prison for each count—totaling up to seventy years if sentences are served consecutively.
The investigation found that on October 7, 2022, Curry mailed seven letters from Little Rock addressed to members of Congress and former Vice President Harris in Washington, D.C., containing explicit threats to kill or harm them due to their official duties as federal employees. The letters referenced anthrax or “rison” (ricin), both deadly poisons; however, analysis determined none contained any toxic substances. Investigators confirmed that Curry authored and signed some of these letters.
Curry has an extensive criminal record dating back more than three decades with offenses including breaking or entering, criminal attempt crimes involving drugs and violence such as battery in the second degree and domestic battery third degree, as well as robbery and theft convictions. He is currently serving a ten-year state sentence following his conviction for trafficking a controlled substance in 2024.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Capitol Police and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas—which prosecutes federal crimes across forty-one counties organized into Northern, Central and Delta divisions; manages civil litigation; promotes community safety through victim assistance; operates its primary office at 425 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock; extends operations throughout eastern Arkansas; and is part of the U.S. Department of Justice, according to its official website.