Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges

FILE – Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing to examine stopping the spread of monkeypox, focusing on the federal response, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in interstate commerce, federal prosecutors announced Monday, Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)