La Fargeville man charged with threatening FBI agents, federal officials say
A 33-year-old La Fargeville man was arraigned in federal court after being charged with threatening FBI agents who went to his home to question him about threatening calls to a Jewish charity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
By Caleb Mercer, ClickNNY North Country Desk
A La Fargeville man was arraigned in federal court after being charged with threatening FBI agents who went to his home on Oct. 7, 2026, to question him about threatening calls made to a Jewish charity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
Dylan Daniell, 33, was arraigned Oct. 9 on a criminal complaint charging him with threatening a federal law enforcement officer. He was ordered held in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Syracuse.
What investigators allege
According to the federal complaint, the charity received several calls in May from a male caller who made threats, including statements about blowing up Israel, killing Jewish people and putting Jews in a gas chamber. The charity was not named in the federal release. The FBI identified Daniell as the likely user of the phone number associated with the calls, but the charge described in the release concerns the alleged threats to federal agents.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said two FBI agents went to Daniell’s La Fargeville home on Oct. 7 to interview him. One agent alleges that Daniell said “only good cop is a dead cop” and told the agents to leave before he “pulled something out” on them.
About four hours later, an agent received a text message from the phone number associated with Daniell, according to the complaint. The message included, “You ever come to my house again you will not like it,” followed by, “That’s not a threat that’s a promise.”
The FBI investigation includes assistance from New York State Police. First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III said in the federal release that threats against law enforcement would not be brushed aside and that his office would aggressively prosecute such cases.
Federal case and next steps
The charge carries a statutory maximum of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years of supervised release. Those are maximum penalties; any sentence would be determined by a judge.
Daniell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The detention hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2026, before a federal magistrate judge. Updates may be available through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York and the FBI Albany field office. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Syracuse lists 315-448-0672 as a contact number.
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