TAMPA — A federal jury convicted a 63-year-old Pennsylvania man of cyber harassment for making repeated death threats against the chief executive officer of Tampa General Hospital, including calls for the CEO’s beheading by guillotine, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced.
Lawrence Brunn faces a maximum of five years in federal prison after the guilty verdict. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Brunn began harassing J.C., the CEO of Tampa General Hospital, at least as far back as 2022. His online harassment increased in both frequency and intensity over the following two years, with threats that explicitly called for J.C.’s execution. In one post from April 9, 2025, Brunn stated that J.C. “should have his head chopped off” and that J.C. “should be scared…of we the people.”
Brunn’s campaign extended beyond online postings. He also sent mailings to J.C.’s private residence, to J.C.’s neighbors’ residences and to members of the Board of Trustees for Tampa General Hospital.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Candace Garcia Rich is prosecuting.
Brunn’s sentencing in the Middle District of Florida will be scheduled at a later date, where he could receive up to five years in federal prison.