Woman Charged for Threating Judge Overseeing Trump Case

Judge Tanya Chutkan is overseeing the case against President Trump in Washington over his allegedly illegal efforts to challenge the 2020 election

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in a file photo. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts via AP

A Texas woman has been charged and ordered held after she allegedly threatened a U.S. judge overseeing one of the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.

Abigail Jo Shry, 43, is facing a charge of threatening to injure or kill another person in interstate commerce after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found out she left a threatening voicemail for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), according to charging documents.