BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Bozeman man was sentenced to more than a year in prison after federal prosecutors said he threatened elected officials online and at the State Capitol.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Montana announced that 47-year-old Daniel Verbanec had pleaded guilty in February 2026 to one count of threatening to murder or assault a United States official.

Court documents said the government had alleged Verbanec made aggressive and threatening online statements aimed at elected officials in Washington, D.C. and in Montana.

Those allegations included threats involving Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Gov. Greg Gianforte.

Prosecutors also said he had threatened former Sen. Jon Tester and former President Joe Biden.