PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Georgia man made his initial appearance in federal court Monday after allegedly leaving a threatening voicemail for a victim in the Southern District of Florida.
According to the United States Department of Justice in a media statement provided to BocaNewsNow.com, on Sept. 19, 2025, Henry Paul Demarco, 64, left a voicemail message threatening to “blow [the victim’s] head off.” The call was transmitted from Georgia to the Southern District of Florida. Demarco was granted bond with a condition that he have no contact with the victim.
Demarco is charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Brett D. Skiles of the FBI, Miami Field Office, and Police Chief Michael Coleman of the Riviera Beach Police Department made the announcement.
FBI Miami is investigating the case with valuable assistance from the Riviera Beach Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Juan Albino is prosecuting the case.
