McLean, Virginia — A federal magistrate judge has ordered a Virginia man held without bond after prosecutors alleged he sent a violent death threat to Richard Grenell, the interim executive director of the Kennedy Center.
Scott Allen Bolger, 33, of McLean, was remanded Tuesday into U.S. Marshals Service custody following a court hearing in the Eastern District of Virginia. He is charged via criminal complaint with transmitting interstate threats and making false statements to federal authorities. U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick denied Bolger’s request for release pending trial, citing the seriousness of the alleged conduct.
According to court records, Bolger is accused of sending Grenell a threatening text message on December 23 using Google Voice, a service that allows users to mask their primary phone number. The message contained explicit language and threatened lethal violence. Investigators traced the message using a recovery phone number tied to the account.
An FBI task force officer wrote in a supporting affidavit that Bolger initially provided a false name when confronted by authorities but later cooperated and admitted to sending the message. Prosecutors allege the false statement occurred the day after the threat was sent.
Grenell publicly confirmed he was the target of the threat in a social media post and thanked federal law enforcement officials for the arrest. U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan said threats against federal officials would be aggressively prosecuted, emphasizing that such conduct carries severe legal consequences.
The case will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia as it proceeds toward trial.
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