Overview
- Bolger, 33, is charged by criminal complaint with transmitting threats in interstate commerce and making false statements.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered him held pretrial in Alexandria after a Tuesday arraignment.
- Justice Department officials told Fox News Digital such pretrial detention is somewhat rare and described the outcome as a win for the department.
- Court filings say the messages were sent via Google Voice and that Bolger told task force officers he was "Brian Black" when they questioned him at his McLean home.
- The case is being prosecuted in the Eastern District of Virginia by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin R. Tisdale, and Bolger faces up to five years in prison if convicted.