A Roswell man was sentenced on Apr. 30 to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to making violent threats against several government offices across multiple states.
The case concerns the safety of public officials and government employees, highlighting the serious consequences of threatening violence against institutions.
According to court documents, Jeffrey Ramon Diaz, age 44, made a series of threatening phone calls on February 14, 2025. The targets included a United States Senator’s office, the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County, the Doña Ana County Magistrate Court, and the Governor of Pennsylvania’s office. During these calls, Diaz identified himself by name and issued explicit threats involving violence and bombings. He told a congressional staffer he intended to bomb the Senator’s office; left a voicemail for a New Mexico state court judge threatening both an explosion at the judge's building and personal harm; threatened an employee at Doña Ana County Magistrate Court with arson and bombings; and called Pennsylvania's Governor’s office claiming he had placed a bomb in the Governor’s home while threatening lives inside.
Diaz pled guilty to four counts of malicious threats to injure by fire or explosive. Upon release from prison, he will serve three years under supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison said that he and A.J. Gibes, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), made this announcement together. The ATF led this investigation with support from several agencies including the Las Cruces Resident Agency of FBI Albuquerque Field Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Las Cruces Police Department and Chaves County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher McNair is prosecuting this case.
The sentencing reflects ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address threats against public officials.
