The sentencing for the man who threatened Nancy Pelosi’s life on January 7th, the day after the Capitol Riots, finally came down on Tuesday, and ultimately resulted in over a two year sentence. The man in question is a 53-year old male named Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., and his sentence was determined after he plead guilty to interstate communication of threats back in September.

The threat was sent in the form of a text to a family member of Meredith’s, in which he said, “Thinking about heading over to Pelosi … speech and putting a bullet in her noggin on Live TV”, which he followed up with the purple devil emoji. In court, Meredith’s argument to defend this text was that his statement was simply “political hyperbole”.

Meredith ended up pleading guilty as a deal with the prosecutors in which they dropped the other charges they had against him, which included possession of an unregistered firearm. Now he joins the list of over 700 people that have been arrested for crimes that pertain to the January 6 Capitol insurrection in some way.

Meredith himself did not actually participate in those riots, but his case was included in the federal investigation pertaining to that day. He had originally been planning on participating, which is why he had driven up to D.C. from his home state of Colorado in the first place, but he did not reach his destination in time due to car troubles.

QAnon follower gets 28-mos sentence for death threats to Pelosi. Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., a 53-year-old from Hayesville, N. Carolina, was arrested on Jan. 7 after he sent threats about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (🤔"Death threats to member of the House, and only 28 mos?!)" pic.twitter.com/0wvO3vfRyS

— Sumner (@diamondlass99) December 14, 2021

What led to Meredith’s initial arrest was the family member who received the text sending it first to his mother, and later to the FBI. He was arrested that same day, on January 7, in a hotel that was not far from the Capitol building. He has been continuously detained since that day.

🚨 SENTENCE: U.S. District Judge Amy B. Jackson sentences Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. to 28 months in prison (w/ credit for 11 served) to be followed by 36 months supervised release for one count of transmitting threats in interstate commerce. #CapitolRiot @wusa9 @11AliveNews pic.twitter.com/TS4v6wBCyM

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) December 14, 2021

Meredith must participate in drug and mental health treatment. Judge Jackson said she would recommend he be placed in a facility that can provide intensive mental health treatment.

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) December 14, 2021

"You have a lot of your life ahead of you," Judge Jackson tells Cleveland Meredith Jr., adding that she hopes he accepts the help he needs.

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) December 14, 2021

MORE: Judge sentences Cleveland Meredith Jr. to more than 2 years in prison for "steady drumbeat" of threats — culminating in January 7 texts about shooting @SpeakerPelosi and @MayorBowser. https://t.co/Dvc7SpKhWz #CapitolRiot @wusa9 @EricFlackTV @11AliveNews

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) December 14, 2021