A Dallas man faces up to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted for sending violent threatening emails to someone outside of the state.

What we know: According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, a federal jury found 56-year-old Phillip Daniel Peterson guilty on six counts of transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce.

The backstory: Prosecutors said Peterson sent a series of emails on June 23, 2023, to multiple people outside the state of Texas.