Overview
- Investigators say Bradley F. Hartmann left two profanity-laced voicemails around 1:00 a.m. June 28 that threatened to kill a senior state official and the official’s family and included homophobic and racial slurs.
- Call records obtained by investigators show the voicemails were placed to a phone number listed as a direct contact for the Governor’s office, and bond terms prohibit Hartmann from contacting the Governor or attending events the Governor will attend.
- Hartmann was arrested at his Fond du Lac apartment on June 28 by Wisconsin State Capitol Police and Fond du Lac police, and he told investigators he did not remember the calls and 'must have blacked out' after drinking.
- Prosecutors filed three counts of making terrorist threats, a Class I felony, and four counts of unlawful phone use; a judge set a $15,000 cash bond that Hartmann posted on July 2 and a preliminary hearing is set for July 23.
- Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney condemned political violence and noted a prior 2020 incident in which Hartmann threatened a state worker, underscoring officials’ efforts to protect elected leaders and deter threats.