NEWARK, N.J. (VINnews) — A New Jersey man has been charged with making interstate threats against a Jewish nonprofit organization in New York, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

According to the Justice Department, 34-year-old Cameron Patterson of Newark allegedly sent three threatening emails to the organization on Oct. 6, 2024, warning of physical harm. Recipients reported the messages to law enforcement after fearing for their safety.

Investigators later searched Patterson’s iCloud account and allegedly found multiple images depicting or referencing violence, threats and mass shootings, prosecutors said.

Patterson was indicted May 18 on one count of transmitting interstate threats to injure another person. He was previously charged by complaint and released pending further proceedings. An arraignment date has not yet been set.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The FBI’s Newark Field Office investigated the case. Federal prosecutors stressed that an indictment is an allegation and that Patterson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.