Overview
- Demetric Scott, 52, was found guilty of felony identity theft and witness intimidation for writing letters that posed as the migrant victim and threatened President Donald Trump.
- Prosecutors showed Scott discussed the scheme on recorded jail calls and admitted authoring the letters to get immigration authorities to detain the victim and derail the case.
- The jury acquitted Scott of robbery and battery but convicted him of reckless endangerment for kicking the victim off a bike and of one bail-jumping count.
- He faces up to 26 years in Wisconsin’s prison system and was taken into custody immediately after the verdict, according to court records.
- Investigators concluded Ramon Morales Reyes could not have written the threats, as his English and handwriting did not match; DHS had publicized his arrest, and its webpage now carries a disclaimer even as it still lists him in ICE custody, though his attorney says he was released on $7,500 bond in June and has applied for a U-visa.