New York Man Who Made Numerous Threatening Communications is Sentenced

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ELIJAH WHYTE, 30, of White Plains, New York, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to five years of probation for making numerous 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 has been detained since November 1, 2023.  On May 16, 2025, he pleaded guilty to making repeated harassing telephone communications.

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