Macomb County Man Gets 10 Months for Interstate Threats Against Whitmer and DTE Shareholders

Federal officials said the interstate threats triggered a Joint Terrorism Task Force investigation.

Overview

U.S. District Judge Robert J. White imposed a 10-month prison term and two years of supervised release.
Steven Conway, 40, pleaded guilty to two counts of communicating threats in interstate commerce, and prosecutors noted a prior conviction for threatening police officers and a judge.
In January 2025, he called a DTE Energy call center in Milwaukee and threatened to hunt down and target for assassination the utility’s shareholders and members, according to prosecutors.
Days later, he posted on an online dating site that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was on a list marked for assassination, prosecutors said.
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force led the investigation with help from Macomb County, West Bloomfield, and Center Line police, as officials vowed continued aggressive enforcement.