Penelope Convertino Arrested; – The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Middle Tennessee has reported the apprehension of a woman who is accused of threatening to kill Senator Marsha Blackburn.

According to the announcement, 22-year-old Penelope Convertino left a voicemail at Senator Blackburn’s office in Nashville on May 30, 2025.

In her message, Convertino declared:

“My name is mother**ker and I’m gonna kill Marsha Blackburn. I’m gonna shoot her with a gun. I’m gonna blow up her head on national TV. She will literally have brains splattered behind her because she will not be a person. She will be a dead f**king body.”

On Thursday, August 28, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation took Convertino into custody.

“Our public officials should be able to perform their duties without facing abhorrent death threats,” stated Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire. “Threatening public officials with lethal violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We will take decisive action against those who issue such violent threats.”

Convertino faces charges for making a threat to murder a federal official and could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in federal prison if found guilty.

The FBI is currently investigating the matter, and U.S. Attorney McGuire is overseeing the prosecution of the case.