text:  There should be consequences for that. And it sounds like there were 33 months in prison for this. Waters voicemails with violent and racist threats in 2022 and doubled down when police warned him to stop. Congressman Waters attended the man sentencing hearing. She told the court the threats gave her nightmares. It made her and her family fear for their lives. The Los Angeles Times reported that the congresswoman described herself as, quote, haunted.