CT man pleads guilty to threatening to harm and kill U.S. Marshal and their family

A Connecticut man plead guilty this week to threatening to harm and kill a U.S. Marshal and their family last year, officials said.

Hamilton Clark Smith, 59, of Milford, plead guilty before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to making repeated harassing communications, an offense that carries a maximum term of two years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

On Jan. 10 and 11, 2023, Smith reportedly sent a series of threatening text messages to a Deputy U.S. Marshal, including threats to harm and kill the marshal and their family, court records show. In addition, Smith reportedly called the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center in Virginia on Jan. 11, 2023, and made a statement threatening to kill the Deputy U.S. Marshal, according to court records.

Smith was arrested on January 12, 2023. He is currently free on a $100,000 bond pending his sentencing on July 16, officials said.