On October 6, 2023, in the Eastern District of New York, Jamel Jackson pled guilty to one count of threat to assault and murder a United States official.  

On September 2, 2021, Jackson entered an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC). An IRS employee was assigned to assist Jackson with a tax issue. The IRS employee requested Jackson produce certain documents for verification and informed him that he was not permitted to use his cellphone. Jackson then slammed his backpack on the IRS employee’s desk and shouted, “I will snap your neck! I kill people! I’m on trial for killing people!” Jackson stood up, grabbed the divider that separated Jackson from the IRS employee, and began violently shaking it. Jackson threatened that he would move the glass and come over the desk for the IRS employee. A security officer escorted Jackson out of the building.

On January 10, 2022, Jackson returned to the TAC for a scheduled appointment. When Jackson learned that a stimulus check intended for him had been sent to the wrong address, he stated, “I’m gonna get back in prison mode.” After the IRS employee informed Jackson that it could take six weeks before he received a stimulus check at his correct address, Jackson shouted, “I will literally do life in jail for my money! Do you understand that?” and “In six weeks…when I come back, I’m trying to find out where is my money. After that, I’m coming off my hip! You understand?!”  

Source: The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents E.D.N.Y. Plea Agr., filed Oct. 6, 2023; E.D.N.Y. Indict., filed June 28, 2022; and E.D.N.Y. Crim. Compl., filed Feb. 11, 2022.