Teak Brockbank, a 45-year-old man from Cortez, is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Wednesday for making threats to kill election officials in Colorado and Arizona, as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents. Brockbank was previously charged with one count of making interstate threats after his arrest in August.
Prosecutors allege that Brockbank used social media to threaten the lives of multiple public servants between September 2021 and August 2022. Some of the threats included messages targeting election officials in Colorado and Arizona, as well as a Colorado state judge. In one message, Brockbank allegedly indicated that violence was necessary to achieve change, stating, “Once those people start getting put to death then the rest will melt like snowflakes and turn on each other.”
Another message allegedly threatened a Colorado state judge, and a separate post targeted federal law enforcement agents. In the post directed at federal agents, Brockbank stated that he would shoot them without warning if they showed up at his house.
These threats prompted Brockbank’s arrest, and now he is expected to change his plea to guilty during the upcoming court hearing. Denver7’s Óscar Contreras contributed to the report, highlighting the commitment of the news outlet to making a difference in the community. The case emphasizes the consequences of making threats against public officials and the importance of upholding the law.
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