Former Inmate At Federal Medical Center Devens Pleads Guilty

DEVENS, MA – A former inmate at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens was sentenced Tuesday in connection with making threats against federal agents and threatening to cause an explosion at a federal courthouse, according to United States Attorney Andrew Lelling's office.

Nathan Allen Danforth, 34, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court Judge to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.

Danforth pleaded guilty on Jan. 20 to one count of making threats to murder federal law enforcement officers and one count of threats to damage or destroy a building using fire or explosives.

In July 2019, Danforth, then an inmate at FMC Devens, attempted to mail a letter to a federal court in Florida, threatening to kill the agents who previously investigated him and to cause an explosion at the courthouse.

In February 2020, Danforth sent an email from FMC Devens to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General threatening that the president would die and federal buildings would be “blown up.”

Danforth has threatened violence against two other presidents; George W. Bush and Barack Obama, according to court documents.