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Rene Ortiz

In Custody
Gender:Male
Era:2020s
State:Arizona
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 9 Months 9 Days
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Biography

Rene Ortiz was arrested on January 17, 2025 after delivering written threats to federal courthouses that called for the killing of whichever candidate won the 2024 presidential election. A jury convicted him on June 8, 2026 of threatening President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris; the latest confirmed public source reviewed for this import did not establish his final sentence.

Case

Charges: Threats against the president, successors to the presidency, and a former president.
Arrested: Jan 17, 2025
Incarcerated: Jan 17, 2025
Sentence: Final sentencing disposition not established in the sources reviewed.
Indicted: Three-count federal indictment filed February 4, 2025; subsequently superseded
Convicted: Yes