ATLANTA, Ga. (KSNB) – A Georgia man has been indicted in federal court in Georgia for threats made to two U.S. senators, including one from Nebraska.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Northern District of Georgia, 25-year-old Robert Davis Forney was arraigned on federal charges of communicating threats in interstate commerce.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said Forney is accused of threatening sexual violence against Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Forney was indicted by a federal grand jury seated in the Northern District of Georgia on June 10, 2025.
“Threatening our elected officials and their families is an act of violence that undermines our entire democracy,” said U.S. Attorney Hertzberg. “Political discourse and disagreements never justify resorting to vile attacks against our nation’s leaders.”
“Targeting public officials with threatening messages is a serious federal crime,” said FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown. “There is no place for political violence or threats of violence in the United States. We will not hesitate to arrest and charge others who engage in similar criminal conduct.”
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: On January 9, 2025, Forney twice called the office of Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and left voicemails in which he threatened sexual violence against Senator Cruz and the senator’s family. The following day, Forney called the office of Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and left a voicemail in which he threatened sexual violence against Senator Fischer as well.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bret R. Hobson and Brent Alan Gray are prosecuting the case.
The FBI and U.S. Capitol Police are investigating the case.
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