Boone County Man Indicted for Cyberstalking and Sending Threatening Communications to United States Congressman And United States Senator

LEXINGTON, KY- A Florence, Ky., man, Benjamin Aaron Keebler, 55, was indicted on January 15 for cyberstalking and sending threatening communications to a United States Congressman and a United States Senator.

The indictment alleges that from February 2023 to May 2025, Keebler used a cell phone to engage in a course of conduct with the intent of harassing and intimidating a United States Congressman. Specifically, the indictment alleges that on separate occasions Keebler called a phone system affiliated with the Congressman and threatened to injure the Congressman, including a threat to shoot him in the head at a town hall, and a threat to lynch the Congressman. In addition to those threats, the indictment alleges that Keebler used a cell phone to call a phone system affiliated with a United States Senator and threaten injury against that person as well, stating, among other things, "somebody needs to come to [the Senator's] house and do a . . . hammer visit."

Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Chief Michael G. Sullivan, U.S. Capitol Police, announced the indictment.

The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the U.S. Capitol Police. The indictment was presented to the grand jury by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy Boone.

Keebler's initial appearance in court occurred on January 29, 2026. He faces a maximum of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. However, any sentence following a conviction would be imposed by the Court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal sentencing statutes.

Any indictment is an accusation only. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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