Man Sentenced To 15 Months For Violent Threat Against Envoy Grenell
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Scott Allen Bolger was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for threatening U.S. special envoy Richard Grenell.[1]
Prosecutors said Bolger sent a December 2025 text from a Google Voice account telling Grenell he would get a "bullet between his eyes" if he went to U Street and calling him a "coward." CBS News Grenell told the court he received up to 30 anonymous calls that night, though prosecutors said they could not trace those calls to Bolger.[1] Grenell said he was "rattled" by the sentencing.[1]
Defense filings said Bolger was angered by a Kennedy Center board decision made while Grenell served on the board to add former President Donald Trump's name to the institution, a move that was later reversed by a court order.[1]
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- On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Scott Allen Bolger was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for threatening Richard Grenell.
- Bolger sent a December 2025 text via a Google Voice account telling Grenell he would get a bullet between his eyes if he went to U Street, after calling him a coward.
- Grenell told the court he received up to 30 anonymous calls that night, though prosecutors said they could not trace those calls to Bolger.
- Defense filings say Bolger was angered by the Kennedy Center board's decision under Grenell to add Donald Trump's name to the institution, a move later reversed by court order.
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