Jerry Gordon, a 56-year-old resident of Colorado, has pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate commerce with the intent to injure another person. The plea was announced 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.
Gordon admitted to sending four threatening text messages between April 22 and April 25, 2025, to a man living in Aurora, New York. In these messages, Gordon warned the victim to “get his affairs in order before Friday April 25, 2025,” and threatened to “drink your blood from the chalice that I will make out of your heart.” He was arrested by FBI agents upon arrival at Syracuse airport on April 25 after law enforcement became aware of his threats.
Acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III said: “Vile threats to kill the citizens of our district will not be tolerated. Local, state and federal agents, working together, quickly responded to the impending threat and apprehended the defendant as he was getting off the plane having traveled from Colorado to Syracuse to attack the victim.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli stated: “This case demonstrates the FBI’s unwavering commitment to working with our partners to swiftly investigate, intercept, and bring to justice anyone who threatens our citizens with disturbing acts of violence.”
Gordon is scheduled for sentencing before United States District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on November 24, 2025. He faces up to five years in prison, a fine as high as $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. Sentencing decisions are made by a judge considering federal statutes, sentencing guidelines, and other relevant factors.
The investigation involved cooperation among several agencies including the FBI; New York State Police; Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Police Department; Syracuse Police Department; Cornell Police Department; Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office; United States Marshals Service; Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office; Federal Air Marshal Service; and Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown is prosecuting.
