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PROVIDENCE – A former worker of the Naval Undersea Warfare Middle in Middletown, Rhode Island appeared in U.S. District Court docket in Windfall Tuesday, charged with transmitting a risk in interstate commerce for reported telephone threats.
The U.S. Attorney’s office introduced the legal criticism unsealed April 15, it’s alleged that between July 2022 and February 2023, Luis Sanchez Pardella, 38, of Newport, made quite a few menacing, and at instances threatening, phone calls to at the least eight of his former colleagues on the Naval Undersea Warfare Middle. In a single such occasion, it’s alleged that Pardella left a voicemail stating, “I’ll kill you and your spouse after I see you on the road.” Performing United States Legal professional Sara Miron Bloom introduced April 15.
The U.S. Legal professional’s workplace additionally alleged that between December 2022 and February 2023, Pardella made a number of threatening phone calls to the Portsmouth, RI, Police Division, stating that an officer and his spouse “shall be going to jail,” that “the Portsmouth Police Division is corrupt,” and “write down (title of officer’s spouse) is useless write down. The spouse of considered one of your cops is useless. Are you aware who (title redacted) is? Write down she is useless.”
Pardella appeared earlier than a U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose at the moment and was launched with GPS monitoring and ordered to haven’t any contact with any of the recognized victims.
A federal legal criticism is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed harmless until and till confirmed responsible.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Legal professional Paul F. Daly, Jr., with the help of Assistant U.S. Legal professional Denise M. Barton.
The matter was investigated by the FBI, with the help of the Portsmouth Police Division, Middletown Police Division, Newport Police Division, Windfall Police Division, and the Federal Air Marshal Service.
Pardella appeared earlier than a U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose at the moment and was launched with GPS monitoring and ordered to haven’t any contact with any of the recognized victims.
A federal legal criticism is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed harmless until and till confirmed responsible.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Legal professional Paul F. Daly, Jr., with the help of Assistant U.S. Legal professional Denise M. Barton.
The matter was investigated by the FBI, with the help of the Portsmouth Police Division, Middletown Police Division, Newport Police Division, Windfall Police Division, and the Federal Air Marshal Service.
