A Florida man is headed to federal prison after he used social media to make a bomb threat to Scott Air Force Base and cyberstalked an active duty Air Force member.
The U.S. attorney's office reports 32-year-old DeAyre Jones of Land O’ Lakes, Florida pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communication with threat to injure, one count of cyberstalking and one count of threatening and conveying false information concerning use of fire or an explosive.
According to court documents, Jones used multiple fake Facebook profiles to accuse a woman, whom he previously had a personal relationship with, of having a bomb and tracker attached to her car at Scott Air Force Base in September 2022.
After detecting the threat, base officials investigated, but did not find any items of concern. The victim identified Jones as the potential suspect, and investigation revealed that he had created multiple fake Facebook profiles to harass the victim and make several bomb threats to the base.
In addition, Jones also admitted to sending threatening and harassing messages to the victim and other base officials from August through December 2022.
