Overview

• Reardon pleaded guilty in November 2024 to obstruction of free exercise by threat, transmitting threats in interstate commerce and stalking via an interstate facility.
• U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick ordered 26 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $1,260 in restitution to the victims.
• He directed explicitly violent threats laced with Holocaust references at synagogues in Attleboro and Sharon and harassed the Israeli Consulate with 98 calls.
• After his plea, Reardon violated pre-sentence release conditions by threatening employees at a Upton self-storage facility, prompting reinstated detention and pending state charges.
• Federal authorities cited lasting emotional harm to congregants, increased security measures at targeted sites and the need to curb a surge in antisemitic incidents.