Salt Lake City prosecutors say a 57-year-old man with a long track record of threatening government officials is back in trouble, this time over voicemails aimed at the county’s top prosecutors while he was already out on pretrial release.
Anthony Dominic Seven was charged Monday in Salt Lake County’s Third District Court with one count of making a threat of terrorism, a second-degree felony under Utah law. Prosecutors say the new filing stems from fresh messages left for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and follows both an earlier social media post and a 2021 terroristic-threat conviction that left him on probation.
According to KSL, court documents state that Seven left two voicemails at the district attorney’s office while on pretrial release. In one message, he allegedly said, “I would not only be justified in making those threats, but I would also be justified in the act.” Prosecutors say the filing also points to an earlier post attributed to Seven that read, “Pretty soon I’m going to shatter windows at the federal building in broad daylight.”
The new case closely tracks a January filing that accused Seven of making similar terroristic threats online, suggesting a pattern that local authorities say they have seen before.
Past Threats And Prior Conviction
Court records and prior coverage show this is not Seven’s first run-in over alleged threats against officials. In 2019, he hand-delivered a letter to then-Gov. Gary Herbert’s office that threatened damage to federal property, according to reporting by Deseret News.
The trail did not stop there. In 2021, Seven pleaded guilty to a terroristic-threat charge and was placed on four years of probation, as noted by ABC4. Prosecutors say his criminal history stretches across multiple states, a point highlighted again in the most recent charging documents.
What The Law Says
Under Utah law, a “threat of terrorism” can include threats to commit offenses involving bodily injury, death, or substantial property damage when the intent is to intimidate or influence government operations. Certain versions of that conduct are treated as second-degree felonies.
The statute also gives courts authority to order defendants convicted under the law to reimburse public agencies or private entities for the costs and losses they incur when responding to such threats. The full statutory language is available through Justia.
Local Pattern And Response
State analysts say the Seven case fits into a broader pattern Utah has been watching closely. The Utah State Intelligence and Analysis Center’s January 2026 state threat assessment concludes that lone actors and domestic violent extremists remain persistent threats and predicts that violent extremists will likely continue targeting government facilities and officials.
Recent local cases have reinforced that concern. In May, prosecutors filed a terror-threat charge in a Midvale case tied to threatening emails and social media posts, a situation detailed in coverage of the emails and militia rant that allegedly escalated into a criminal case, as per Hoodline.
What Happens Next
The new charge against Seven will now move through Third District Court, where prosecutors can ask a judge to revisit detention or bond conditions in light of the latest allegations. It was not immediately clear from available reporting whether Seven has been taken into custody on the new count.
Upcoming court filings and hearings will chart the next steps for both sides. For local officials and court staff, the case is another stark reminder that threats targeting public servants are treated as criminal matters with concrete legal and operational consequences, not just heated rhetoric.
