New York Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Related to Threatening Calls and Messages

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that on May 16, 2025, ELIJAH WHYTE, 30, formerly of White Plains, New York, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses related to harassing and threatening communications.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between August and October 2023, Whyte sent a Connecticut resident 1,330 text messages, made 72 phone calls, and left three voicemail messages.  Many of the messages were threatening and harassing, discussing the victim getting killed and raped, the victim’s children, and the victim’s home and hometown.

Whyte pleaded guilty to making repeated harassing telephone communications, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of two years.  Judge Dooley scheduled sentencing for August 8.

Whyte has been detained since October 2023.

This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel George.