An Iowa man, Malachi Reed, has been sentenced to prison for threatening a Gila River Police Department detective.
The 21-year-old Reed was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to Use of Interstate Commerce to Transmit a Threat. Reed’s prison sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release.
According to the Department of Justice, on August 6, 2024, a juvenile was reported missing from the Gila River Indian Community. Through cooperation from the Gila River Police Department, Mesa Police Department, Des Moines Police Department, and the FBI, investigators learned that the juvenile had flown to Des Moines, Iowa, to meet Reed at the airport.
A detective for the Gila River Police Department contacted Reed to ensure the juvenile’s safe return. Instead of assisting law enforcement, Reed threatened to kill the detective, his family, and other investigators involved in the case.
Investigators continued their investigation and found the juvenile with Reed on August 16, 2024.
From other sources, it sounds like they wanted to get him on trafficking/luring, but couldn’t make it stick so they hit him with these charges. Obviously, I want to see dirtbags get their comeuppance, but trumped up charges are B.S. and have been/will be used against innocent people (*cough* Jan 6. *cough*).