Duluth Man Indicted for Threatening U.S. Senators with Violent Voicemails in Alarming Case
A 25-year-old Duluth man, Robert Davis Forney, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for leaving voicemails threatening sexual violence against Senators Ted Cruz and Deb Fischer. The threats were made on January 9 and 10, 2023, and Forney was arraigned in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia on charges of communicating threats in interstate commerce. The FBI and U.S. Capitol Police are investigating the case, emphasizing that threats against public officials are a serious federal crime that undermines democracy.
June 16, 2025
