FILE – The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (J. Scott Applewhite, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for threatening to retaliate against a witness in a federal case.
According to the Department of Justice, Jesse McKenzie pleaded guilty last year.
According to court documents, an associate of McKenzie was indicted for the distribution of methamphetamine, a federal offense. In July 2025, McKenzie made a post to his Facebook page in which he identified a witness in that drug trafficking case, both by name and by posting a photo of the witness.
In the same post, McKenzie stated the witness was a “snitch” and threatened physical harm, including that McKenzie would “wire that snitch box up” in retaliation for the witness’s involvement in the drug trafficking case. McKenzie also solicited information about the witness’s whereabouts by stating he would “tip” in exchange for information about the witness’s location, the DOJ said.
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