A man from Hardin County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for mailing letters that contained threats to kill and extort. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, along with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. of the Kentucky State Police, and Chief Jeremy Thompson of the Elizabethtown Police Department.
Kyle Miller, aged 21, received his sentence after being found guilty of sending threatening communications through mail on several occasions. Court documents revealed that on July 6, August 28, and October 16 of 2023, Miller mailed letters to a victim containing threats to kill. Further offenses occurred on January 28, 2024, when he mailed letters containing threats to both kill and extort.
Miller's sentence includes four years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. It is important to note that there is no parole in the federal system.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kentucky State Police (KSP), and Elizabethtown Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erwin Roberts led the prosecution.