COLUMBUS, Ohio - E. Stanley Hoff, 68, of Westerville, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of threatening to assault and murder a United States official.
Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and the United States Capitol Police announced the plea entered into before U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson.
Hoff was indicted by a federal grand jury in July, and, according to court documents, threatened to assault and murder U.S Representative Steve Stivers and a member of Stivers’ family. Hoff left a threatening voice mail on Rep. Stivers’ Hilliard office phone.
Hoff was arrested on June 21, when he was charged by a criminal complaint. He is being held without bond.
Threatening to assault and murder a United States official is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this case by the U.S. Capitol Police and Assistant United States Attorneys Kevin Kelley and Noah Litton, who are prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
