Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications and Stalking
BOSTON / Friday, October 23, 2026 – A Milford, Conn. man pleaded guilty on Oct. 21, 2026 in federal district court in Hartford to interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking.
Michael Reilly, 53, pleaded guilty to six counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications and one count of stalking. U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Shea scheduled sentencing for Jan. 21, 2027. Reilly was indicted by a grand jury on Dec. 11, 2025. He has remained in federal custody on pretrial detention since his arrest on Nov. 18, 2025.
According to court filings, between Nov. 14, 2025 and Nov. 18, 2025, Reilly used a Facebook account with the public username of “Mike Reilly” to post numerous threatening communications concerning an individual, identified as Victim 1, including:
- “I’m going to [Victim1]s and beating the s*** out of him this weekend.”
- “I’m gonna f*** him up.”
- “Beat the piss out of him then he will get arrested.”
- “He’s dead.”
- “I’m chilling waiting for uber yall figure it out.”
- “RIP [Victim 1].”
The charges of interstate transmission of threatening communications and stalking each provide for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Acting U.S. Marshal for the District of Connecticut John Iverson made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Milford, CT Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven H. Breslow and Caroline Merck with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts are prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
