Demont Coston, 56, of Buffalo, NY, convicted of assault upon a federal employee, has been sentenced.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Henning, who handled the case, stated that on September 12, 2023, Coston called the U.S. Veterans Affairs Crisis Line and made repeated threats to blow up the Buffalo VA facility. Later that same day, Coston called the VA Crisis Line again and stated, “I should go blow… I should go burn the building down.”
On September 14, 2023, Coston texted the Crisis Line, “The VA haven’t done (expletive) for me in 30 years, it’s time to get rid of it, by any means necessary.”
Coston also said that he would be “Taking out all V.A. facilities, but I have 1 n mind first” and “I’m in DC, near the main VA ha ha ha good, I know where to hit them.”
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the VA Medical Center Police, under the direction of Chief Richard King and the VA Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigations Division, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Christopher Algieri.
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