WILBRAHAM, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) -- A Wilbraham man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison, after posting a number of violent threats on social media. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley states that his main targets were public figures, private individuals, children in Wilbraham and Boston, and an elementary school in Springfield.

37-year-old Funwayo Mbilini Nyawo, (also known as Jonathan Funwayo Nyawo, Robert Jacobs, and Carl Fields), was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni, with three years of supervised release.

The timeline of these events, as listed in a statement by U.S. Attorney Foley, are as follows:

Between July 30th and Oct. 1st in 2024, Nyawo made multiple posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), threatening to kill, shoot or bomb various individuals. Those included public figures, private individuals; plus, shopping malls and an elementary school. According to the released document, he also often urged terrorist groups to commit violence. In August of that same year, he also used X to harass an elected U.S. official and their family.

Nyawo was indicted by a federal grand jury a year ago, in March of 2025. A few months later in July, he pleaded guilty to 13 counts of Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications and one count of Stalking Through Facilities of Interstate Commerce.

According to the statement released, Nyawo’s threats to kill included:

The announcement was made on Tuesday by the United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and J. Thomas Manger of the United States Capital Police.

Valuable assistance was provided by the Wilbraham Police Department, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, and the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven H. Breslow of the Springfield Branch Office prosecuted the case.

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