Natrona Man Indicted for Interstate Threats and Threatening to Murder a Federal Official

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Natrona, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of communicating interstate threats, as well as threatening to assault and murder a federal official, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

The 11-count indictment named Thomas Dorn, 39, as the defendant.

According to the Indictment, on or about October 17, 2025, Dorn called one of his victims and left voice messages that detailed threats to injure and kill that victim and others. The Indictment further alleges that, on or about October 27, 2025, Dorn threatened to shoot his postal carrier and then shoot up his post office.

On October 28, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed a federal criminal complaint against Dorn and arrested him at his residence. Following a hearing, a federal magistrate judge found that Dorn presented a danger to the community and ordered him detained pending trial.

The Indictment additionally contains forfeiture allegations, which notified Dorn that the United States would seek to forfeit certain property seized by the FBI on October 28, 2025, including 11 firearms, firearm suppressors, firearm scopes, firearm magazines, and ammunition of various calibers.

Assistant United States Attorney Brendan J. McKenna is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, and Harrison Township Police Department conducted the investigation leading to the criminal complaint and Indictment against Dorn.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.