FARGO — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - North Dakota), published as received.
FARGO - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Reisenauer announced that on December 15, 2017, following a four-day trial, a federal jury convicted Kevin Lee Olson, age 56, Fargo, ND of Threatening Interstate Communications by knowingly transmitting an e-mail, for the purpose of issuing a threat to injure another person, and with knowledge that the communication would be viewed by another person as a threat.
On December 22, 2016, Olson sent an e-mail to United States Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Washington, District of Columbia, which stated: “It’s seems the only consideration one gets these days is when one becomes a criminal. I guess I should find you, you bitch, and shoot you in your red head!”
The sentencing of Olson will be scheduled at a later date, in Fargo, ND.
This case was investigated by US Border Patrol; US Capitol Police; Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Fargo Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas Chase and AUSA Janice Morley prosecuted the case.
