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2019 Dec-27 AM 09:57
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

JET/JSK: Jan. 2020
GJ# 15

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH

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COUNT ONE: [18 U.S.C. §§ 2261A(2)(B), 2261(b)(5)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
From on or about June 16, 2019, until on or about October 21, 2019, within
the Northern District of Alabama, and elsewhere, the defendant,
CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
with the intent to harass and intimidate another person, known to the Grand Jury, did
use the mail, an electronic communication service, an electronic communication
system of interstate commerce, and a facility of interstate commerce to engage in a
course of conduct that caused, and would be reasonably expected to cause,
substantial emotional distress to such person, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Section 2261A(2)(B).

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COUNT TWO: [18 U.S.C. § 844(e)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
On or about August 14, 2019, in Morgan County, within the Northern District
of Alabama, and elsewhere, the defendant,
CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did, through the use of the telephone, an instrument of interstate commerce, willfully
make a threat and maliciously convey false information knowing the same to be
false, concerning an alleged attempt being made unlawfully to damage and destroy
a building and real property by means of a fire and explosive, to wit: Austin High
School, Decatur, Alabama, in and affecting interstate commerce, all in violation of
Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(e).

COUNT THREE: [18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
From in and around September 2019, more specific dates being unknown to
the Grand Jury, to on or about October 21, 2019, in Morgan County, within the
Northern District of Alabama, the defendant,
CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did knowingly intimidate, threaten, and corruptly persuade a person, known to the
Grand Jury, and did attempt to do so, to wit: a series of letters mailed from the
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Morgan County Jail, with the intent to influence said person’s testimony in an
official proceeding, to wit: a Federal Grand Jury investigation and a Federal criminal
prosecution of CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH, in violation of Title 18,
United States Code, Section 1512(b)(1).

COUNT FOUR: [18 U.S.C. § 876(c)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
On or about September 13, 2019, in Morgan County, within the Northern
District of Alabama, the defendant,
CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did knowingly deposit and cause to be delivered by the Postal Service according to
the direction thereon, a communication, addressed to another person known to the
Grand Jury and containing a true threat to injure the person of the addressee, in
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c).

COUNT FIVE: [18 U.S.C. § 876(c)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
On or about September 16, 2019, in Morgan County, within the Northern
District of Alabama, the defendant,

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CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did knowingly deposit and cause to be delivered by the Postal Service according to
the direction thereon, a communication, addressed to another person known to the
Grand Jury and containing a true threat to injure the person of the addressee and
another, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c).

COUNT SIX: [18 U.S.C. § 876(c)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
On or about September 17, 2019, in Morgan County, within the Northern
District of Alabama, the defendant,
CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did knowingly deposit and cause to be delivered by the Postal Service according to
the direction thereon, a communication, addressed to another person known to the
Grand Jury and containing a true threat to injure the person of another known to the
Grand Jury, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c).

COUNT SEVEN: [18 U.S.C. § 876(c)]
The Grand Jury charges that:
On or about September 19, 2019, in Morgan County, within the Northern
District of Alabama, the defendant,
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CHRISTOPHER DESHAN RUMPH,
did knowingly deposit and cause to be delivered by the Postal Service according to
the direction thereon, a communication, addressed to another person known to the
Grand Jury and containing a true threat to injure the person of the addressee and
another, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 876(c).
A TRUE BILL

/s/ Electronic Signature
FOREPERSON OF THE GRAND JURY

JAY E. TOWN
United States Attorney

/s/ Electronic Signature
JONATHAN S. KEIM
Assistant United States Attorney

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