Jerry Gordon, a 56-year-old man from Colorado, has been sentenced to two years in prison for transmitting a threat in interstate commerce with the intent to injure another person. The sentencing took place after Gordon pleaded guilty to sending threatening text messages in April 2025 to a man living in Aurora, New York.
According to court documents, Gordon warned the victim to "get his affairs in order before Friday April 25, 2025," and wrote that he would “drink your blood from the chalice that I will make out of your heart.” Law enforcement officials became aware of these threats and arrested Gordon as he disembarked from a plane in Syracuse on April 25, 2025.
Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III commented: “Disgusting threats to kill the citizens of our district will not be tolerated. The defendant not only made these abhorrent threats; he traveled from Colorado to Syracuse to make good on them. Thankfully, local, state and federal agents, working together, were one step ahead of him. They apprehended the defendant as he was getting off the plane, thwarting his devious plans.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli stated: “The FBI, together with our law enforcement partners, worked to identify, investigate, and quickly intercept Mr. Gordon before he could follow through on his disturbing threats of violence. Today’s sentence should send a clear message that the FBI will not stand idly by when a dangerous individual threatens the safety of our communities.”
United States District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe also ordered Gordon to serve three years of post-release supervision following his prison term.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI with assistance from several agencies including the 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 prosecuted the case.
