A Montana man from Billings, Anthony James Cross, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for leaving threatening voicemail messages aimed at Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester and his family. Cross, aged 30, pleaded guilty to charges of making threats to injure and murder a U.S. senator in January.
The sentencing was presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Watters, who approved a plea agreement that resulted in the dismissal of a charge related to threats made against President Joe Biden. Senator Tester's office did not provide an immediate response to requests for comment on the matter.
