Joseph Rocco Giancola, 73, of Cape Coral was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek on July 29 to six months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for making interstate communications of threats to injure, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the sentencing.
Giancola pleaded guilty on March 26, 2026.
According to court records, Immigration and Customs Enforcement identified true threats posted on the social media platform BlueSky by user @caindelonbsky.social on August 6, 2025. Homeland Security Investigations special agents determined that Giancola was responsible for posting numerous threats between May and July 2025. These included statements such as “Just shoot ice to kill,” “Get your guns and kill the ice nazis,” “They come near me and I shoot to kill,” “Band together in neighborhoods, arm the band, and kill these gestapo fucks. A few massacres and they will stop coming,” “Shoot the ICE Nazis down like the rabid dogs they are,” “Let there be blood – MAGA blood and lots of it… We should be shooting down ICE Proud Boys like the rabid dogs they are,” and “I’ll shoot to kill.”
Homeland Security Investigations executed a federal court authorized search warrant at Giancola’s Cape Coral residence on October 30, 2025. Agents found him in his bedroom with an unlocked computer displaying the @caindelonbsky.social BlueSky account.
At sentencing, the Court held Giancola accountable for making more than two true threats against official victims due to their employment status.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Cape Coral Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and Hendry County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Redavid prosecuted.