Posted on: December 15, 2024 04:56 PM

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Brooklyn man convicted of threatening to shoot and kill employees of the New York State department of labor

Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Quadri Garnes of transmission of threats to injure. The verdict followed a five-day trial before United States District Judge Nina R. Morrison.  When sentenced, Garnes faces up to five years in prison.

“The defendant used threats of violence as a weapon to terrorize government employees because he couldn’t get what he wanted and today, the jury’s verdict spoke loudly that such conduct will not be tolerated,” stated United States Attorney Peace.  “My Office is committed to protecting civil servants who are subjected to work-related threats, and we will do so by vigorously prosecuting offenders like the defendant and demonstrating that there are consequences for such conduct.”

“Today’s guilty verdict should signal to anyone who makes threats of violence against federal employees, or through creating an environment of fear, attempts to impede or obstruct the services these employees provide to the American people, that your actions will absolutely not be tolerated on any level. Postal Inspectors and our law enforcement partners in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, will bring anyone who attempts or threatens to harm these dedicated employees to justice,” stated USPIS Inspector in Charge Brubaker.

Garnes called the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) and was advised that he had worked for the USPS for too short a period to be eligible to receive benefits. In response, he threatened to shoot and kill employees of the USPS and DOL. During the 45-minute recorded call with two DOL employees, Garnes’s statements included:

Garnes’s threats triggered an immediate response by the DOL, the New York State Police and by Postal Inspectors, who took precautions against Garnes’s return to the postal facility where he had briefly worked and the DOL office he named.  Garnes was arrested approximately two weeks after making his threats.

From DOJ