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Isaac Sissel
Transmitting threats in interstate commerce (with a hate-crime enhancement at sentencing)
- Defendant
- Isaac Sissel
- Reddit role
- user
- Charge
- Transmitting threats in interstate commerce (with a hate-crime enhancement at sentencing)
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- Date
- 2025-10-02
- Sentence
- 30 months federal prison
Summary
Isaac Sissel created Reddit accounts with names referencing an attack and, in November 2024, transmitted a threat to carry out violence against a religious group and claimed to possess a stolen rifle. He pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate commerce; the court applied a hate-crime enhancement and sentenced him to 30 months. No firearm was recovered.