{"id":2527428,"date":"2025-12-31T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-man-ordered-held-without-bond-over-death-threat-against-richard-grenell\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:44:25","slug":"virginia-man-ordered-held-without-bond-over-death-threat-against-richard-grenell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-man-ordered-held-without-bond-over-death-threat-against-richard-grenell\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia man ordered held without bond over death threat against Richard Grenell"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-man-ordered-held-without-bond-over-death-threat-against-richard-grenell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2527428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Virginia man, identified as 33-year-old Scott Allen Bolger of McLean, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-car-thief-busted-after-crook-asks-cops-to-help-him-find-stolen-sports-car\/\" title=\"Chicago Car Thief Busted After Crook Asks Cops to Help Him Find Stolen Sports Car\">ordered held<\/a> without bond after being charged in a criminal complaint with sending interstate threats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> for allegedly threatening to kill Richard Grenell, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-group-asks-white-house-for-federal-help-with-threats\/\" title=\"School board group asks White House for federal help with ...s\">interim executive director<\/a> of the Kennedy Center. Grenell confirmed he was the target.<\/p>\n<p>According to the affidavit filed Dec.26, Bolger allegedly sent an anonymous Google Voice text on Dec. 23 telling Grenell to &#8220;Step on U Street and get a bullet put between your eyes.&#8221; FBI agents traced the message to a recovery phone number tied to the Google Voice account, located Bolger, and say he initially gave a false name before later admitting to sending the text. He is also accused of making a false statement to authorities on Dec. 24.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick denied bond and remanded Bolger to U.S. Marshals custody pending trial. Lindsey Halligan, U.S.attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, emphasized that threats against federal employees are taken seriously. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin R. Tisdale is prosecuting the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia man ordered held without bond over death threat against Richard Grenell<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2459664\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> man has been remanded to U.S. Marshall Service custody over his alleged threat to kill the interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\">Richard Grenell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Allen Bolger, 33, of McLean, Virginia, was charged with a criminal complaint for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly sending interstate threats<\/a> and making false statements. Grenell confirmed he was the target of the threat in an X post late Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4363619\/how-denaturalization-would-work-for-us-citizens-from-somalia\/\">Here&#8217;s how denaturalization would work for US citizens from Somalia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4363578\/jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-fights-doj-delay-evidence\/\">Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect fights DOJ delay in turning over evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4363620\/democrats-stop-ice-working-local-police-nationwide\/\">Democrats move to stop ICE from working with local police nationwide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am grateful to Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Lindsey Halligan for finding this deranged individual and locking him up. His name is Scott Bolger,&rdquo; Grenell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/2006212745407127713?s=20\">wrote<\/a>, reposting a Fox News article confirming Grenell as the target and Bolger as the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick denied Bolger&rsquo;s bond on Tuesday and sent him into USMS custody pending trial, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Threats of violence are serious crimes with serious consequences,&rdquo; said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. &ldquo;Those who target federal employees should know that we will investigate and prosecute these offenses to the fullest extent of the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vaed.587776\/gov.uscourts.vaed.587776.2.0_1.pdf\">affidavit<\/a> supporting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vaed.587776\/gov.uscourts.vaed.587776.1.0.pdf\">complaint<\/a>, filed on Dec. 26, details that Bolger allegedly sent a federal employee, now identified as Grenell, a text message saying, &ldquo;Step on U Street and get a bullet put between your eyes, loyalist pig skin p***y.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The text was sent anonymously through Google Voice, which allows users to display a phone number other than their primary number.<\/p>\n<p>Using the recovery phone number associated with the number that sent the text message, FBI authorities tracked down Bolger, who initially resisted and told authorities a fake name. According to the affidavit written by an FBI task force officer, Bolger later allegedly cooperated and admitted to sending the text message.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4362695\/grenell-1-million-damages-musician-canceled-performance-kennedy-center\/\">GRENELL TO SEEK $1 MILLION IN DAMAGES AFTER MUSICIAN CANCELED PERFORMANCE OVER KENNEDY CENTER NAME CHANGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bolger allegedly sent Grenell the text message on Dec. 23 and reportedly made a false statement to authorities on Dec. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Gavin R. Tisdale of the Eastern District of Virginia is prosecuting the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Va. man jailed over death threat to Richard Grenell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2527429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20266448622066.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33310,34703,69817,56092,5468],"class_list":["post-2527428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-charges","tag-death-threat","tag-held-without-bond","tag-richard-grenell","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP20266448622066.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527428"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527432,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527428\/revisions\/2527432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}