Nurse who ‘vowed to kill’ Kamala Harris because VP ‘wasn’t black’ pleads guilty after sending felon husband gun pics
A NURSE who "vowed to kill" Kamala Harris because the Vice President "wasn't black" pleaded guilty on Friday after sending her felon husband photos of guns.
— a 31-year-old who once recorded a video telling Harris "you are going to die" — pled guilty on September 10 in federal district court to a six-count indictment charging her with making threats to kill the VP.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida revealed the news in a Monday .
"During the change of plea hearing, Phelps admitted that in February, she sent her husband, who was in prison, 30-second video clips of herself threatening to kill the Vice President," the Department of Justice (DOJ) news release states.
"The videos show Phelps making the threats, screaming curse words, saying that she had accepted $53,000, to carry out the 'hit' against Vice President Harris, and explaining that she would carry out the assassination within 50 days."
Some of the footage was recorded by Phelps, a mom of three, and others were taken by her children, the DOJ explains.
After the videos were sent out, Phelps "sent a photograph of herself holding a firearm with a target sheet at a gun range. "
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Phelps applied for a concealed weapon permit a few days later and eventually admitted to telling law enforcement officers that she "doesn't know" the events that would've unfolded if they didn't show up at her house, the release states.
She is set to appear in court for sentencing on November 19 at 2pm and faces a possible maximum sentence of five years in prison.
A criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of says Special Agent David Ballenger was notified of a threat to kill Harris on March 3.
The threats were recorded on video and sent by Phelps to her spouse who is in jail at Wakulla Correctional Institution — a prison located 20 miles southeast of Tallahassee.
In one of the clips sent on February 13, Phelps said: "Kamala Harris you are going to die. Your days are numbered already."
In another video, sent on February 18, the nurse said: "I'm going to the gun range.
"I swear to God, today is your day you're gonna die. 50 days from today, mark this day down."
Phelps sent the clips via JPay, a computer application allowing families to keep in touch with their incarcerated relatives.
Court documents showed that she sent five videos and two photographs.
The complaint read: "Niviane Petit Phelps knowingly and willfully made threats to kill and inflict bodily harm upon the Vice President of the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 871.
"The videos (that are of relevance to this investigation) generally depict Phelps complaining and speaking angrily to the camera about her hatred for President and Vice President Kamala Harris, among others."
The complaint said that on February 22, just a few days after filming one of the videos, Phelps applied for a concealed weapons permit.
The Secret Service and detectives from the Miami-Dade Police Department went to the nurse's home in Miami Gardens on March 3, but she refused to speak to them, according to court documents.
The nurse — who has worked at Jackson Memorial Hospital since 2001 — was reportedly put on administrative leave two days later.
Then, on March 6 a Secret Service agent went to speak with Phelps at her home and she said she was "angry" about Harris becoming Vice President, but added that she is "over it now."
The agent who interviewed Phelps was told she does not believe Harris is actually "black."
Phelps was also upset as she claimed Harris disrespectfully put her hand on her clutch purse instead of the Bible during the inauguration.
spoke with Phelps’ mother, Herodia Petit, who said she believes her daughter thought that if former President Donald Trump was re-elected, he would have been able to get her husband out of jail.
Back in April, Phelps' defense attorney, Scott Saul, told the he did not suspect his client "was a genuine threat to the vice president."
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"All this case involved was my client venting to her incarcerated husband," he told the news outlet in a statement.
After charges were filed, Phelps was reportedly fired from her job at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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