A Michigan man was sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting he posted threatening messages online, including threats to kill the President and Vice President of the United States, along with one of the President’s children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan.

James Donald Vance, Jr., 67, used the alias “Diaperjdv” on social media platform Bluesky, where he made specific threats to kill four individuals, including President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In one post, he stated he did not care whether he was shot by Secret Service or would spend the rest of his life in prison for his actions.

He pled guilty to two felony offenses: threatening to kill or injure the President and vice president and interstate threatening communications. Each violation carries a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. The U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney in Kalamazoo, Michigan, described the crime as “grievous conduct” that required a prison sentence to deter others from making similar threats.

The case is the second in one month that a defendant has been sentenced in the Western District of Michigan for threatening to kill the President. Earlier this month, Richard James Spring of Comstock Park was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $2,000 for a post on X where he threatened to sexually assault a woman in front of Trump and then kill him.

The U.S. Secret Service emphasized that threats against the President, vice president, or any U.S. Secret Service protectee will not be tolerated, with Special Agent William Shink stating individuals will be investigated and held accountable for their actions.