Man Currently Serving a State Prison Sentence Pleads Guilty to Threatening Several U.S. Senators and Former Vice President Kamala Harris

LITTLE ROCK—Todd Curry, currently imprisoned at the Ouachita River Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications to six U.S. Senators and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the guilty plea, which occurred today before United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. On December 2, 2025, Curry, 55, who is currently incarcerated at the Arkansas Department of Corrections, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a 14-count Indictment charging him with seven counts of mailing threatening communications to a federal employee and seven counts of false information and hoaxes. On August 4, 2025, Curry pleaded guilty to seven counts of mailing threatening communications to a federal employee. Judge Rudofsky will sentence Curry at a later date after a presentence report is prepared by the United States Probation Office. Curry faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment for each count for a total of 70 years. On October 7, 2022, Curry mailed seven letters from Little Rock to members of the United States Congress and the former Vice President in Washington, D.C. The letters contained specific threats to kill or cause bodily harm to those members of Congress and the former Vice President for their roles and official duties as employees of the federal government. The investigation revealed that in addition to the threats to kill the selected six members of Congress and the former Vice President, Curry made references in his letters to either anthrax or “rison” (ricin), which are both considered deadly poisons. After the letters were submitted for analysis, it was determined that none of the substances inside the letters contained anthrax, ricin, or any other toxic or poisonous substance. During the investigation, it was positively determined that the letters were written by Curry and some of the letters were signed by Curry. Curry has a significant criminal history dating back to 1990 that includes violent offenses and drug offenses: breaking or entering, criminal attempt, drugs, battery in the second degree, domestic battery third degree, robbery and theft of property. He is currently serving a state sentence of 10 years following a 2024 drug conviction for trafficking a controlled substance. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Capitol Police. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas. # # # Additional information about the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, is available online at https://www.justice.gov/edar X (formerly known as Twitter): @USAO_EDAR