Las Vegas man charged with threatening gov't workers

A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment charging a Las Vegas man with threatening to assault and murder federal officials and state employees, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

According to court documents, between November 30, 2023, and July 7, 2024, Spencer Christjencody Gear, 32, is charged with making threatening phone calls and sent a threatening email to assault and murder eight federal officials, the release stated.

Gear is also accused of threatening three state employees. He allegedly threatened government workers in New York, New Jersey, Montana and Washington, D.C., according to the release

Gear was arrested and made his initial court appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler, the release stated.

He is charged with 10 counts of threatening a federal official and 12 counts of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.

A jury trial has been scheduled for Sept. 24 before United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey.

If convicted, Gear faces a maximum penalty of 10 years for each count of threatening a federal official and five years for each count of transmitting a threat to injure.

United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Spencer L. Evans for the FBI Las Vegas Field Office, Marshal Gary Schofield for the U.S. Marshals Service, and Chief J. Thomas Manger, Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police made the announcement.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, United States Capitol Police, New York State Courts Department of Public Safety, New York County District Attorney’s Office – Investigations Bureau, and the Montana Highway Patrol investigated the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Jacob Operskalski is prosecuting the case.