Man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci given three-year prison term

Thomas Connally, 56, of West Virginia pleaded guilty to making threats over Fauci's handling of Covid pandemic

A federal judge sentenced a West Virginia man to three years in prison by for sending intimidating emails to public health chief Anthony Fauci, including threats to kill the US's top infectious disease official over his handling of the Covid pandemic.

US district judge Paula Xinis in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Thursday sentenced Thomas Connally, 56, of Snowshoe, West Virginia, to 37 months in federal prison and another three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty in May to a federal charge of making threats against a federal official.