US EditionMurfreesboro woman charged with making deadly threat against US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Penelope R. Convertino faces up to 10 years in federal prison for threatening to murder Senator Marsha Blackburn in a voicemail intended to impede her official duties, prosecutors said.
- On August 28, 2025, FBI agents arrested 22-year-old Penelope Convertino from Murfreesboro for leaving a threatening voicemail to Senator Marsha Blackburn in Nashville.
- The arrest followed a voicemail left on May 30, 2025, in which Convertino threatened to kill Blackburn and impede her official duties.
- The voicemail included explicit threats such as shooting Blackburn and blowing up her head on national TV, describing her as a "dead f**king body."
- If found guilty, Convertino could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while U.S. Attorney McGuire highlighted the need to safeguard public officials from threatening behavior.
- The FBI and Nashville Field Office continue investigating, while Convertino's indictment was unsealed upon her arrest to pursue prosecution for threatening a federal official.
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FBI Nabs Suspect Over Chilling Threat To Assassinate Sen. Marsha Blackburn - Real News Now
Federal authorities arrested a 22-year-old Tennessee woman on Thursday after she allegedly left a chilling voice mail threatening to assassinate U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The case has reignited concerns about violent threats against Republican officials and the pace at which such cases are prosecuted. The suspect, identified as Penelope Convertino of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been charged with making threats to murder a federal of…
FBI Arrests Murfreesboro Woman For Threatening To Murder Senator Marsha Blackburn
Image Credit: @MarshaBlackburn / X The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it has filed charges against a Tennessee woman accused of threatening U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn. The investigation began in May when one of Blackburn’s staffers listened to a voicemail from someone threatening the Republican senator. “I’m gonna shoot her with a gun. I’m gonna blow up her head on national TV. She will literally ha…
FBI Nabs Suspect Over Chilling Threat To Assassinate Sen. Marsha Blackburn
The FBI arrested a 22-year-old woman on Thursday for threatening to kill Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) earlier this year. The Justice Department accused Penelope Convertino, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, of leaving a voice mail message at Blackburn’s Nashville office threatening to shoot the senator on May 30. Convertino has been charged with making a threat to murder a federal official with the intent to impede, intimidate, and interfere. “Ou…
Woman charged with threatening to kill Sen. Marsha Blackburn
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