A Maryland man charged with threatening Alexandria judges and Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office staffers allegedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione — the man charged with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — according to an Alexandria Police Department search warrant affidavit.
Lindolfo Pedraza has been held without bond since his Jan. 28 arrest at home in Allegany County, Md., and his case will head to a jury trial on Monday, April 13. The 53-year-old is accused of going to a judge’s home and sending threatening emails to two judges and deputy commonwealth’s attorneys involved in a 2021 case in which he lost custody of his son, according to the recently released search warrant affidavit.
“These threats have been communicated via voicemails, emails, filing of police reports and in person,” APD said in the search warrant affidavit. “During an interview with Pedraza at the Allegany Adult Detention Center, Pedraza confirmed that he utilized his cellphone to send emails to the above-mentioned recipients and confirmed his association with the email address.”
The affidavit noted Pedraza’s reference to Mangione, who is facing a June 8 trial for the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
According to the affidavit, Pedraza allegedly sent the following emails (with misspellings):
- Jan. 11, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.: “Why did you give me an opening to be your Luigi Magaloni?”
- Jan. 11 at 8:23 a.m.: “[Judges and Commonwealth’s Attorney staff] gambled that I was a man of no consequence. The bad news for you people is that you remind me of my abusive father. You are my target. You are my father.”
- Jan. 14, 2026 at 8:23 a.m.: “Everyone hates the police and with a reason. You should be worried the sheriff deputies in your building are the only people worth saving.”
- Nov. 19, 2025 at 8:08 a.m.: “Every morning. Alex is a battle between looking for yu and killing you or making sure I rebuilt my life, making sure you cannot find a job driving Uber.”
- June 18, 2025: “And don’t you for a second hide behind the argument of how I am scary and how that relates to my son’s custody. This is about the city you represent including circuit Court clerks in Judges chambers coluded with (a local law firm) to dupe (a judge) and strange me from my son. Go ahead gamble.”
Pedraza was charged with two counts of threats of death or bodily injury, both Class 6 felonies individually punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine up to $2,500. He was also charged with two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of harassment by computer and one count of stalking — all Class 1 misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine.
