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John Benjamin Thomton Case No. 2L-ZL}MJ

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CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
l. the complainant in this case. state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of ' May 18,2021 in the county of Dona Ana in the
District of New Mexico , the defendant(s) violated:

Code Section Ofibnse Description

1E U.S.C. E75(c) Transmitting in interstate commeroe communications contiaining any threat to
injure the person of another

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

See Attachment A, attached and incorporated herein.

d Continued on the aftached sheet.

Buckrop, FBI Special Agent

Swom to before me and signed in my presence.

Date: 5l^nltn^'
City and state; Las Cruces, New Mexico
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ATTACHMENT A - AFFIDAYIT
I, Ryan Buckrop, am a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and have been
employed as such since August 2016. In my caree& I have investigated numerous violations of a variety
of federal statutes. including violent crimes. drug traffrcking, and allegations of threats made by subjects
in violation of l8 U.S.C. $ E75(c), Interstate Communications.

On or about May 18, 2021. the FBI received information that the user of cellular telephone
number, who's subscriber is John Benjarnin Thornton, sent threatening communications via text to four
different individuals.

Victim l, who was in Katy" Texas at the time he/she received the message, reseived the following
message:

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Victim 2, who was in Ka[, Texas, at the time he/she received the message, received the
following text messages:

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Victim 3, who was in Navarre, Florida at the time he/she received the message, received the
following messages:

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Victim 4, who was in Katy. Texas at the time he/she received the message, received the following
message:

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On May 20,?021, FBI agents involved in the investigation conducted a review of information
located in the FBI's complaint database system related to Thornton. Thornton has been the subject of
complaints since November I l, 20?0,by several persons who have roceived messages characterized as
disturbing or threatening since that time.

On May 21,2021, FBI agents obtained a lederal search warmnt to review records regarding the
location of Thornton's cellular telephone--the same device that sent the text messages listed above.
According to records from Thornton's cell phone provider, his phone was in Las Cruces, New Mexico,
when the texts referenced above were sent. Accordingly, the communications descrihd above crossed
state lines.

Based on a review of Thornton's driver"s license photo, agents recognized him in photos
associated with the threatening text messages sent from the cellular phone subscribed by Thornton.

Based on the information described above, there is probable cause that John Benjamin Thornton
committed violations of Title 18, United States Code, g 875(c) - Transmitting in interstate sommerce
communications containing any threat to injure the person of another.

Subscribed and sworn before *-rhigfry

Gregory B. Wonnuth

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