No sentencing date has been scheduled for a Neosho man who pleaded guilty in March to making threats against the Pennsylvania State Police.
A federal grand jury indicted Damian Smith-Birge, 27, in December.
Details of Smith-Birge's crime were provided in the initial news release from the U. S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the indictment alleges that on November 18, 2021, Smith-Birge telephoned the Pennsylvania State Police Stroudsburg barracks and made threats against law enforcement.The indictment also alleges that during the recorded calls, Smith-Birge referenced the December 2020 officer involved shooting incident that occurred in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Smith-Birge was arrested in Missouri on a federal criminal complaint on November 22, 2021.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts is prosecuting the case.
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