A Florida man suffering from paranoia and delusions pleads guilty to threatening to kill Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
- Neal Sidhwaney, 43, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice John Roberts
- Sidhwaney sent a disturbing voicemail to Roberts on July 31, saying: 'I will fucking kill you'
- The suspect is said to suffer from paranoia and delusions
A Florida man suffering from paranoia and delusions has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Court documents showed that Neal Sidhwaney, 43, of Fernandina Beach, admitted to transmitting an interstate threat to kill Roberts via a voicemail on July 31.
A psychologist's report from September said Sidhwaney targeted Roberts, but the Justice Department did not specify which Supreme Court member he threatened.
âYes, hi, my name is Neal Sidhwaney, uh, this message is for⊠I will fucking kill you⊠Get the fuck******, tell the Deputy US Marshals you are f*cking **** *p****,â Sidhwaney said in the voicemail.
“I'll talk the fuck to them and then I'll come and kill you anyway, you damn son of a bitch,” he continued.
Neal Sidhwaney, 43, had pleaded guilty to threatening Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts by telephone on July 31. He was arrested on August 18 and now faces a prison sentence of up to five years.
Robert (center) was sworn in as Chief Justice by Justice John Paul Stevens at the White House on September 29, 2005
The suspect was arrested on August 18 and now faces a prison sentence of up to five years.
An interstate threat occurs when someone threatens to hurt someone in another state over the telephone.
Dr. Alan J. Harris conducted an evaluation of Sidhwaney, which found that he was fit to stand trial but suffered from a “delusional disorder with psychosis.”
'According to his parents, he thinks a private agency is following him. However, his paranoia started in 2017 when he left Google,â says Dr. Harris in a report.
He added that Sidhwaney has since been treated with an antipsychotic drug.
Harris also revealed that the suspect's mother told him that he often “gets angry” while watching the news and that it “drives” him to write emails, letters and make phone calls.
The psychologist then said his patient then admitted that he believed Google had “planted a chip in his head and foot.”
The doctor noticed that Sidhwaney's sleep pattern was also disturbed as he would sometimes stay up until 3am and sleep late the next day. He would also leave his parents' house only to get coffee.
A sentencing date for Sidhwaney has not yet been set.
On Tuesday, the nine Supreme Court justices gathered at the Washington National Cathedral for the funeral of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts spoke Tuesday at the funeral of the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about how the Supreme Court was like a family “made up entirely of in-laws.”
Chief Justice John Roberts is seen with his wife Jane Sullivan (far right) at the funeral of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with (from left) Neil Gorsuch, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Ginni Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas
Chief Justice Roberts was present when he said the meeting showed how the Supreme Court resembles “a family made up entirely of in-laws.”
Roberts, who became chief justice in 2005, recalled preparing O'Connor for office as a young Justice Department official.
âI was proud to be part of her team. And I thought our group did a pretty good job because in the end, justice came to nothing and we must have had something to do with that,â he said.
Robert was sworn in as Chief Justice by Judge John Paul Stevens at the White House on September 29, 2005.
He was nominated by Bush 43 to take O'Connor's place on the court when she retired, but was later promoted to chief justice nominee when Chief Justice William Rehnquist died.