April 21, 2026, 5:06 a.m. ET
- A Massachusetts man is dealing with federal charges for allegedly making antisemitic dying threats in opposition to U.S. Rep. Randy Fine.
- The defendant, Edwin Guerrero, was beforehand dealing with eight state felony charges for the threats made on social media.
- Guerrero’s authorized group is arguing that the federal charges represent double jeopardy.
A Massachusetts man charged with threatening the life of Rep. Randy Fine, a former state consultant for Brevard County, in social media posts is now dealing with federal charges.
Edwin Guerrero‘s plea listening to scheduled on the Viera Justice Center for Tuesday, April 21 will possible be continued as Guerrero is in federal custody in one other county on probably overlapping charges, in line with the State Attorney’s Office.
The feds in October charged Guerrero with two counts utilizing interstate communication to challenge a risk.
Because of the brand new federal charges, Guerrero’s group is working to cut back the quantity of native charges in opposition to him, claiming that the “federal prosecution for the same electronic threats amounts to double jeopardy,” in line with 18th District spokesman Matt Reed. He added that the State Attorney has not conceded that and a choice should be made at a later date.
Guerrero, 25, faces eight felony charges and up to 175 years in prison for utilizing the social media platform X (previously Twitter) to threaten the life of Fine with anti-Semitic language. He was arrested in August of 2024.
Fine now represents Florida’s sixth District within the U.S. House of Representatives,
According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) paperwork, Guerrero was detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at Logan International Airport after he returned from a visit to Spain. FDLE brokers had been dispatched and introduced him to Brevard. Agents mentioned Guerrero admitted to creating the threats, saying he had gone too far and solely wished to anger Fine.
A earlier plea deal provided to Guerrero prompted outrage from Randy Fine who identified that the defendant would have served simply 2-1/2 years in alternate for a responsible plea.
The State Attorney’s Office doesn’t have a plea settlement with the defendant, in line with the Reed.
“Guerrero plans to plea to the open court, meaning he will change his plea to no contest or guilty and leave it to the judge to decide his sentence,” Reed mentioned
Tyler Vazquez is the Growth and Development Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Vazquez at 321-480-0854 or tvazquez@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @tyler_vazquez.
