FORT MYERS, FL — A Virginia woman was arrested after Florida investigators said she mailed threatening letters to a state lawmaker, a sheriff’s office employee and a judge. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement identified the suspect as 27-year-old Jasmyn Osborne of Petersburg, Virginia. Authorities said the letters contained threats to sexually assault and kill the recipients. Osborne faces three counts of making a written or electronic threat to kill or cause bodily injury.
FDLE said the case began in June 2025 when a Florida state representative and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office employee received the letters. Investigators later learned that a Sarasota County judge had received a similar letter. The agency said forensic analysis tied Osborne to the messages. She was later arrested in Virginia and booked into the Collier County Jail after being brought back to Florida.
Investigation Began In June
According to FDLE, the first reports came in after two people in Florida received letters that contained violent threats. One recipient was a state representative, and the other was an employee of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the contents of the letters included threats of sexual assault and murder, making the matter a criminal investigation from the start. A third letter was later linked to a Sarasota County judge.
FDLE said the separate letters were treated as part of the same case. The agency sent the material to its forensic laboratories for analysis, where investigators said they determined Osborne had written them. The investigation involved multiple Florida jurisdictions because the alleged threats reached officials in different counties. Authorities have said the case remains active.
Arrest In Virginia
After investigators connected the letters to Osborne, an arrest warrant was issued in Collier County on March 19. FDLE said Osborne was taken into custody in Petersburg, Virginia, where she lives. She was then extradited to Florida on July 16 and booked into the Collier County Jail. The arrest followed months of investigation and laboratory work by state authorities.
FDLE said the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police both helped with the case. The involvement of law enforcement agencies in two states reflects the distance between where the letters were sent and where the suspect was located. Officials have not said publicly what prompted the letters or whether Osborne had any prior relationship with the recipients.
Charges Across Jurisdictions
Osborne is facing three counts of making a written or electronic threat to kill or cause bodily injury. Prosecutors in Florida’s 12th and 20th judicial circuits, along with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, are handling the charges tied to their respective jurisdictions. FDLE said she is expected to be transferred to Sarasota and Miami-Dade counties as the case moves forward.
Because the letters involved recipients in different parts of Florida, several prosecuting offices are involved in the next steps. The Collier County booking is one part of the process, but officials said the case will continue in the counties connected to the alleged threats. The investigation remains active, and no further details about court dates or a possible motive were included in the agency’s statement.
What Investigators Said
FDLE’s account centers on the letters, the forensic work and the chain of custody that led from the investigation to the arrest warrant. Investigators said the messages were threatening enough to trigger a criminal review and were later analyzed in state laboratories. Once that analysis was complete, the agency said it identified Osborne as the writer and moved to have her arrested.
The case also highlights how threats aimed at public officials can lead to multi-agency investigations when the people involved are spread across jurisdictions. In this instance, FDLE said it worked with local and out-of-state partners to complete the arrest and extradition. Officials have not said whether any of the recipients were physically harmed, and the public record in the agency statement focuses on the alleged written threats themselves.
