Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com.
Help support the publication of case reports on MoreLaw
Date: 05-24-2020
Case Style:
United States of America v. Charles Timothy Browne
Case Number: 5:19-cr-00060-KDB-DSC
Judge: Kenneth D. Bell
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (Mekclenburg County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Call 918-582-6422 for help finding a great criminal defense lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Description:
MoreLaw ReceptionistsVOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services
Call 918-582-6422 Today
Charlotte, NC - The United States of America charged Charles Timothy Browne with cyberstalking.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Charles Timothy Browne, 57, of Statesville, N.C., to 43 months in prison and three years of supervised release, for cyberstalking a woman residing in Maryland.
According to information in filed court documents and the sentencing hearing, in December 2017, and January 2018, Browne sent a Maryland woman approximately 731 harassing and intimidating texts including, “I like my new gun,” “Now your gonna feel some pain,” and “Lock your door.” Court records show that Browne also texted a mutual friend that he was going to shoot the woman in the face. Browne’s repeated texting caused the Maryland woman substantial emotional distress and to fear that he would kill or seriously injure her.
On February 3, 3030, Browne pleaded guilty to cyberstalking. At yesterday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Bell enhanced Browne’s sentence because, at the time he sent the harassing and intimidating texts to the Maryland woman, a judge-issued protective order was in effect that prohibited him from abusing, threatening to abuse, harassing and/or contacting her. Between 2004 and 2017, Browne had been subject to six protective orders.
In making today’s announcement, U.S. Attorney Murray commended the FBI for their investigation of this case.
Assistant United States Attorney Kimlani M. Ford, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, prosecuted the case.
18:2261A(2)(A); 18:2261A(2)(B) and 18:2261(b)(6) INTERSTATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(1s)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 43 Mos. Imprisonment; 3 Yrs. Supervised Release; $100 Assessment.
Plaintiff's Experts:
Defendant's Experts:
Comments: