Comment on Threats to Joni Ernst lead to prison

Threats to Joni Ernst lead to prison

CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Waterloo man, who sent threatening tweets last August to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, to six years in prison.The sentence goes beyond the statutory guideline. U.S. District Senior Judge Linda Reade said the severity of the sentence is not only because Joseph Dierks, 34, threatened to kill or otherwise harm the U.S.

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More U.s. News