A Las Vegas man is now facing an array of charges after a federal grand jury indicted him for threatening to murder various federal officials and state employees across the nation; the disturbing communications spanned several months and multiple states. Spencer Christjencody Gear, aged 32, allegedly made these threats through phone calls and an email with the intent to disrupt official duties and in retaliation for actions taken by these officials, the indictment suggests, as outlined in a U.S. Attorneys Office press release dated July 24.

The charges brought against Gear encompass 10 counts of threatening a federal official and 12 counts of transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure, from the period between November 30, 2023 to July 7, targeted officials in locations including Washington D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Montana the press release notes Gear not only threatened federal judges but also state employees in his alleged barrage of menacing communications. After his arrest, Gear made an initial court appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler and is set for a jury trial on September 24, 2024, before United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey; the results of which could see him facing substantial prison time, with each count of threatening a federal official carrying a potential sentence of up to 10 years, and the communication charges up to five years each if convicted, as mentioned by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Federal agencies including the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Capitol Police were involved in the investigation alongside state and local entities such as the New York State Courts Department of Public Safety and the Montana Highway Patrol, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office announcement. The case is currently being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacob Operskalski.