Overview

• Robert Davis Forney, 25, of Duluth, Georgia, was arraigned on June 16 after a federal grand jury returned an indictment for communicating threats in interstate commerce.
• Prosecutors say he left voicemails on January 9 and 10 threatening sexual violence against Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Deb Fischer of Nebraska and their families.
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Atlanta field office and the United States Capitol Police are investigating the case.
• Officials warned that threatening public officials is a serious federal crime and highlighted growing concerns over political violence after recent attacks on Minnesota state lawmakers.
• Forney is presumed innocent and will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bret R. Hobson and Brent Alan Gray, with the government bearing the burden of proof.