A Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) director.
Robert Wiser Bates, 39, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, left hostile voicemails for CDC Director Rochelle Walensky in which he threatened to kill her, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Mississippi.
Bates was charged with making threats against a federal official and making threats in interstate communication.
In an interview with the FBI, Bates admitted to making the calls and expressed intent to also kill National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci….