Threatening to bash a lawyer’s head in is much the same as threatening to bash anyone’s head in. It’s against the law, and if you do it during an interstate telephone call, it becomes a federal crime.

An Ottawa, Kansas man was indicted Wednesday on a charge of making an interstate phone call threatening to bash in the head of a Kansas City lawyer. Rick Draskovich, 52, Ottawa, Kan., is charged with one count of making a threat.

The indictment alleges that on Aug. 31, 2015, Draskovich made a phone call in which he said: “I am about to go to the law firm and bash his … head in.” Draskovich went on to suggest the lawyer get a restraining order, adding that, “…honestly that restraining order is not going to help him, just by the time he even understands what’s happening, he’s going to get his head bashed in.”

If convicted, Draskovich faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag is prosecuting.