John Woodbury, a 35-year-old resident of Roswell, Georgia, has been sentenced to seventeen months in prison for transmitting threats against former FBI Director Christopher Wray. Woodbury pleaded guilty to the charges and will also face three years of supervised release following his prison term.
"My office has zero tolerance for threats against law enforcement officers," stated U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Threatening to harm public servants who enforce our criminal laws weakens the foundation of our society and will be punished accordingly."
FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown emphasized the importance of protecting public servants: "The functioning of our democracy requires that our country’s public servants be able to do their jobs without fearing for their lives."
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, on June 7, 2023, Woodbury posted a threatening message on 4chan.org targeting then-FBI Director Wray. The post included what was purported to be Wray's home address and contained violent language urging harm against him and his family.
United States District Judge Sarah E. Geraghty handed down the sentence earlier today after Woodbury's guilty plea on April 18, 2025. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation leading to this sentencing.
For more information, contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6185. Additional details can be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website for the Northern District of Georgia at http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.