Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threats Against the National Security Agency and Its Employees

Baltimore, Maryland – Ryan Matthew Conlon, age 38, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pleaded responsible yesterday to creating interstate threatening communications in regards to the Nationwide Safety Company (NSA) and its workers.  After accepting his responsible plea, U.S. District Choose Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Conlon to 6 months of house detention as a part of three years’ probation, which is the sentence beneficial by Conlon and the federal government.     

The responsible plea and sentence had been introduced by United States Legal professional for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Particular Agent in Cost Thomas J. Sobocinski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Subject Workplace.

Based on his responsible plea, Conlon has a historical past of constructing threatening communications to authorities businesses, generally implicating different people because the social gathering making the menace.  In early 2021, he was behind a number of communications threatening to explode the NSA and shoot authorities workers.  FBI brokers investigated and recognized Conlon because the particular person behind the threats.  Brokers confronted Conlon, who admitted to his conduct, acknowledged that it was legal, and agreed that he would cease making such calls. 

Nevertheless, on December 29, 2021, the FBI acquired a submission on the FBI Tipline in Washington, D.C. stating {that a} particular particular person will blow up NSA Headquarters; had constructed a bomb in his basement; and can homicide the NSA Director.  The caller continued that the particular person would shoot up all federal NSA workers and was a hazard to NSA and a nationwide safety menace.  The caller said that the person and his confederate had been plotting to explode NSA Headquarters for a month and deliberate to assault on New Years Day.

The FBI was in a position to establish the phone quantity from which the decision was made.  The quantity was traced to Conlon.

On December 31, 2021, the FBI acquired one other submission on the FBI Tipline in Washington, D.C. warning {that a} truck with bombs inside was able to go to the White Home and that there was little one pornography within the truck, as nicely.  The caller offered the Maryland license variety of the truck.

Once more, the FBI traced the origin of this communication to Conlon.  When Conlon was later confronted and arrested, he acknowledged that he may need made the threatening communications which, in reality, he had.  Conlon despatched the communications with the intent to threaten the NSA Director and NSA workers, or with the data that the communications could be considered as a menace.

United States Legal professional Erek L. Barron counseled the FBI for its work within the investigation.  Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Legal professional P. Michael Cunningham, who’s prosecuting the case.

For extra data on the Maryland U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace, its priorities, and sources out there to assist the group, please go to www.justice.gov/usao-md and https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

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