NY Man Convicted of Making Death Threats Against US Lawmakers

Brendan Hunt, who threatened to kill members of Congress on social media earlier this year was found guilty by a jury at a federal court in Brooklyn.

Reporters and photographers are waiting outside of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Oct. 27, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times

A New York man who threatened to kill Democratic members of Congress on social media earlier this year was found guilty by a jury at a federal court in Brooklyn on April 28, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Brendan Hunt, a 37-year-old part-time actor and filmmaker from Queens who sometimes used the alias “X-Ray Ultra,” was found guilty of one count of threatening to assault or murder multiple U.S. officials in a video posted online, officials said in a statement.