David Hesch, a man accused of helping his father send a threatening letter to U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan, was released on $10,000 unsecured bond this morning in Denver’s federal court.
Hesch, 50, was charged with threatening to assault, murder or kidnap Stupak after the congressman received the letter which threatened his life and the lives of his family members.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland ordered Hesch to leave Stupak alone and that any firearms he owns must be locked up.
“You must avoid all contact with the congressman, with his staff and his family,” Boland said. “Do you understand?”
“Yes sir,” Hesch said.
Hesch, who lives in Loveland, was ordered to appear June 25 in Bay City, Michigan, where the federal case against him and his father will be heard.
FBI agents say Russell Hesch, 73, who lives in Michigan, admitted sending an e-mail to his son and asking him to send the letter from a Denver mailbox so the the sender would not be detected.
The Hesches face 5 years in prison and $250,000 in fines if they are convicted.
