Kantwill sent the threat to Griswold on Feb. 9, 2024, which referred to Griswold as the “number 1 target” and referenced violence against her.

A Florida man has been sentenced to two years in prison for making threats toward Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and other public figures.

“The defendant’s repeated choice to threaten violence, to include threats of murder and rape, against persons in the public eye who he disagreed with, demonstrates a lack of self-control and respect,” prosecutors wrote in the government’s sentencing memorandum.

A Florida man was sentenced in connection with threats against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and other public figures.

In a democracy, no one should have their life threatened because of their religious or political views," said the Rev. Chuck Currie, a Portland minister in the United Church of Christ.

A Tampa dentist has been sentenced to two years in prison for threatening various public figures over political commentary for years.

Richard Glenn Kantwill's threat against Griswold involved her role in the legal battle over now-President Donald Trump’s ability to appear on Colorado’s presidential primary ballot.