Man Who Threatened Fauci, Other Officials, Sentenced to Jail Time

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 17, 2022. Shawn Thew/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A West Virginia man who admitted to threatening top U.S. health officials was sentenced on Aug. 4 to over three years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee, handed down the sentence to Thomas Patrick Connally Jr. in federal court in Maryland.