BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty to assault upon a federal employee following numerous threats made against the VA in 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
Officials said on Sept. 12, 56-year-old Demont Coston called the U.S. Veterans Affairs Crisis Line and made repeated threats to blow up the Buffalo VA facility. Later that same day, Coston called the crisis line again saying, “I should go blow… I should go burn the building down.”
According to the Attorney’s Office, Coston texted the crisis line on Sept. 14, saying, “The VA haven’t done (expletive) for me in 30 years, it’s time to get rid of it, by any means necessary.”…