Daniel P. Bubar Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Kevin Day Dunlow, a 62-year-old resident of Huntington Beach, California, has been sentenced to over a year in prison for making violent threats. The sentence includes six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release. Dunlow was charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
Court records indicate that between May 1 and May 16, 2024, Dunlow made multiple threats targeting various entities and individuals. These included an elected official, law enforcement members, a church in northeastern North Carolina, and synagogues in Raleigh and Durham.
On May 1, 2024, Dunlow called the Wake County Sheriff’s Office dispatch threatening a bomb at the sheriff’s office. He told the dispatcher: “were going kill you.” On May 10, he called a Rabbi before evening services stating: “Jews didn’t deserve to live. Jews didn’t deserve to be on this earth. I’m going to kill the Jews. I’m coming to the Temple to kill all the Jews and the children.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel P. Bubar commented on the severity of these actions: “Threats of violence against the Jewish community and law enforcement officials are not only despicable, they are also a grave federal crime that we take seriously.” He praised the FBI's prompt response which led to Dunlow being held accountable.
James C. Barnacle Jr., FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina, highlighted Dunlow's targeting of diverse groups including law enforcement and faith leaders: “These people serve our communities in various ways and should feel safe as they do so.”
The announcement was made by Daniel P. Bubar after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The case was investigated by the FBI’s Raleigh-based Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gabriel J. Diaz and Erin Blondel prosecuting.
Further details can be accessed through court documents available on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or via PACER under Case No.5:24-CR-00190.
