A Georgia man pleaded guilty Tuesday for threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last year, federal prosecutors announced.
Sean Patrick Cirillo, 34, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting interstate threats in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Cirillo made three calls last November to Greene’s Washington office and made various threats, prosecutors said.
“I got a bead on her. Like a sniper rifle. A sniper rifle. And I’m gonna kill her next week. I’m gonna murder her,” Cirillo told Greene’s staffers, according to prosecutors.
“I’ll kill you too if you want,” he also said, along with, “You’re gonna die. Your family is gonna die.”
“Threatening to kill a public official is reprehensible,” U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan wrote in a press release. “Our office will not tolerate any form of violence, threats or intimidation against public officials.”
A sentencing date has not been set.
The Hill reached out to Greene’s office for comment.
In the wake of Cirillo’s arrest last year, Greene thanked the law enforcement who responded to the threats, adding that she receives death threats “on an almost daily basis.”
“It doesn’t matter your political affiliation, no one should threaten your life for doing the job you were sent by the people to do,” Greene said in November.