Cedar Rapids Man Who Threatened to Kill Victim Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison

A man who repeatedly threatened to kill a victim was sentenced today to two years in federal prison.

Kyle Ryan Cook, age 36, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 31, 2025, guilty plea to one count of interstate communications with a threat to injure.

Evidence at a prior court hearing and at the sentencing hearing showed that between May and June 2025, Cook repeatedly threatened to kill a victim who was not in Iowa via Facebook Messenger. His threats were graphic and specific. After Cook was arrested and was being transported to a court hearing in this case, Cook told federal agents that he was going to kill the victim and put her "six feet in the ground." Cook has 21 adult convictions, including violent convictions for battery, disorderly conduct, domestic abuse, and assault causing bodily injury.

Cook was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Cook was sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment and must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Cook is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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The case file number is 25-CR-71. Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.