Keene man indicted on charges of threatening to kill a Congressman

CONCORD - A federal grand jury has indicted a 23-yeare-old Keene man for calling the office of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and threatening to kill the Congressman, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced on Wednesday.

The indictment against Allan Poller includes one count of threatening to assault and murder a federal official, and one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Poller will appear in federal court for arraignment at a later date.

According to the charging documents, on March 29, 2023, around 12:20 a.m., Poller called the congressional office in Washington and left a voicemail, stating:

"Hi, my name is Allan Poller, A-L-L-A-N P-O-L-L-E-R, phone number []8931. And I just want to let you know, Representative [Name], if you keep on coming for the gays, we're gonna strike back and I guarantee you, you do not want to f--- with us. We will kill you if that's what it takes. I will take a bullet to your f------ head if you f--- with my rights anymore. And then if you want to keep going down that path, you know who's next."

Count one provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, and count two provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison. Each count also provides for up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The FBI Boston Division and the U.S. Capitol Police led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided by the Keen Police Department and the Springfield, Vt., Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarad E. Hodes is prosecuting the case.