Kristin Keeble, a 54-year-old resident of Pageland, South Carolina, has been sentenced to five months in jail followed by three years of supervised release with six months of home detention. The sentence comes after Keeble transmitted a threat to injure another person across state lines.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI.
Keeble admitted guilt for sending four threatening audio messages through Facebook Messenger on October 26, 2023. These messages were directed at a man in Catskill, New York, and contained profanity-laced and racially derogatory language. In these messages, Keeble threatened to hang the victim, along with a woman he knew and her children. She claimed affiliation with members of the Ku Klux Klan and was aware that the victim was Black based on his Facebook profile photo.
U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III emphasized: “No one should ever receive despicable, hateful threats like this. Those who threaten people over the Internet are going to be prosecuted and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli added: “No individual should live in fear because of someone’s intolerance and hatred. Threats of violence, especially borne from hate, will never be tolerated and the FBI remains committed to working with our law enforcement partners hold the perpetrators accountable for their disturbing actions and bring justice to the victims.”
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Wentworth-Ping.
