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A former Akwesasne man was sentenced to 38 months in prison for threatening to kill three Saint Regis Mohawk police officers in postings on his Facebook page. Roy S. Redeye, 38, was arrested Feb. 10, …
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A former Akwesasne man was sentenced to 38 months in prison for threatening to kill three Saint Regis Mohawk police officers in postings on his Facebook page.
Roy S. Redeye, 38, was arrested Feb. 10, 2015 in Cortland, where he was living at the time, in connection with the alleged Facebook postings on Feb. 6 of the same year.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also sentenced Redeye to serve a 3-year term of supervised release, to be served after Redeye is released from prison.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, Saint Regis Mohawk Police Chief Matthew Rourke, and James C. Spero, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations.
As part of his plea on Dec. 9, 2015, Redeye admitted that in February 2015, he posted messages to Facebook in which he threatened to kill or injure three Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Police Department Officers.
“This was a good outcome for public safety at all levels and the community as a whole,” Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Police Chief Matthew Rourke said. “Internet safety is the key, be aware that your actions, including threats, and especially against law enforcement, will be taken seriously.”
Police Chief Rourke thanked Homeland Security Investigations, the Cortland Police Department, and the United States Attorney for their combined effort.
“The defendant threatened to injure and kill police officers and received a sentence that reflects the seriousness of his crime,” Hartunian said. “This successful prosecution is the result of the excellent and close cooperation among federal, tribal and local law enforcement that my Office has fostered in the Northern District of New York.”
This case was investigated and assisted by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Cortland Police Department, and the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Elizabeth Horsman prosecuted the case under United States Attorney Hartunian’s Indian Country public safety initiative.
