Rochester man who threatened and stalked a police officer going to prison

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Orlando Justice, 38, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of transmission of threatening communications in interstate commerce, was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca.

On November 23, 2024, a Rochester Police officer (Victim) participated in the arrest of Justice, who was intoxicated at the time of arrest and was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital. While at Strong, Justice threatened the officer by stating that he would come to officer's house and injure him. Justice was subsequently charged with Trespassing and Resisting Arrest and issued an appearance ticket. The following day, Justice called the officer multiple times via cellular service and FaceTime. In one call on FaceTime, Justice told the officer, "I told you that I would find you," and that he knew the officer's personal information and where he lived. Justice also stated that the officer "messed with the wrong one" and that he (Justice) was "a different breed of human." Justice demanded that the officer give him the names of the other officers who were present during his arrest. Justice threatened to go to the officer's home, continued calling the officer and encouraged his friends to do the same.

A few hours later, Justice called the officer again via FaceTime, asking "Why your friends come to my house?" the officer asked Justice who he was, and he responded that the officer knew who he was and gave the name "John Doe." The officer ended the call by telling Justice not to call him. The following day, Justice sent a series of text messages. In one of these messages, Justice told the officer, "Don't get scared now."

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan K. McGuire. The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Smith, the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Wood, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera, and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Kevin Sucher.

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