Speedway man accused of making online threats; faces federal charges

8-13-2013 Indiana:

A 53-year-old Speedway man faces as many as five years in federal prison after being charged with making online threats against a federal judge and others in the legal community.

Delenore Lowell McTarsney was arrested Sunday at his home, accused of threatening the lives of the officials in comments left on a YouTube video posted by an attorney who had represented him in a civil matter.

U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced the charges Monday.

According to the formal complaint, an attorney posted a video related to a legal issue in June 2012. Beginning about then and into 2013, McTarsney posted hundreds of comments in response to the video.

“These comments were generally concerned with the defendant’s belief that he was the victim of a conspiracy that involved the local attorney as well as a number of other individuals associated with the Indianapolis legal community, including a current federal bankruptcy judge, according to a written release from Hogsett’s office.

The comments posted early this year included threats of violence.

“We in the law enforcement community are committed to doing all within our power to ensure the safety of all those who work in or around our criminal justice system,” Hogsett said in a written statement. ..Source.. by Diana Penner