Springfield, IL. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for threats against the President of the United States. At the sentencing hearing for 40-year-old Adam Ray Mouser, evidence showed the defendant used social media to threaten violence against the President, his family, a former President, Secretary of State, and various members of Congress.

At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen R. Lawless said “words do matter” and stated, “I believe it is common sense to not threaten to kill another individual.” She also noted that the threats repeated and escalated, even with the U.S. Secret Service going to his house. Judge Lawless found that the defendant made multiple threats to multiple victims in connection with the threat to President Biden.

Mouser pled guilty on January 19, 2024 to the one count indictment. He has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest on August 28, 2023. The United States Secret Service investigated the case with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the Jacksonville Police Department.