Arkansas Man Charged With Threatening Two Massachusetts Lawmakers

David Czerniak, 62, of Hatfield, Arkansas, was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on two counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications. Each count carries a maximum of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine if convicted. Prosecutors allege he left voicemails containing threats in February 2025 and December 2025 that targeted two Massachusetts members of Congress and included a reference to the Oklahoma City bombing. The officials have not been publicly identified. Czerniak appeared in federal court in Arkansas and is expected to appear in Boston. CONTESTED: No factual disputes appear in the record.