Overview
- Scott Allen Bolger, 33, was charged by criminal complaint with transmitting threats in interstate commerce and making false statements.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick ordered Bolger held without bond following an arraignment in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
- The Justice Department identified the targeted federal employee to reporters as Richard Grenell, who later acknowledged the identification in a post on X.
- Court documents say investigators traced the threat to Bolger and that he falsely identified himself as "Brian Black" when task force officers questioned him at his McLean home.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin R. Tisdale is prosecuting the case in the Eastern District of Virginia, and prosecutors say Bolger faces up to five years in prison if convicted.