WASHINGTON: A US man posting content online as \u201cMr Satan\u201d has been charged with threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and other government officials, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
\nShawn Monper, 32, was detained and charged in a federal criminal complaint with \u201cmaking threats to assault and murder\u201d Trump and other US officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
\nIn a statement, the DOJ said the FBI received an emergency message about threats posted on YouTube by a user who identified himself as \u201cMr Satan,\u201d whose Internet activity was determined to correspond with Monper\u2019s residence.
\nMonper is coincidentally from Butler, Pennsylvania where Trump was nearly assassinated during a campaign rally in July.
\nShortly after Trump\u2019s inauguration in January, Monper obtained a firearms permit and commented from his account that he had \u201cbought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office,\u201d the DOJ said.
\nOn February 17 he wrote: \u201cNah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon, all the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands in the way,\u201d referring to Trump\u2019s billionaire adviser Elon Musk.
\n\u201cRemember, we are the majority, MAGA is a minority of the country, and by the time its time to make the move, they will be weakened, many will be crushed by these policies, and they will want revenge too. American Revolution 2.0,\u201d he said, according to the DOJ.
\nThen on March 4, in a YouTube video titled \u201cLive: Trump\u2019s address to Congress,\u201d Monper said he was \u201cgoing to assassinate him myself,\u201d the DOJ added.
\nMonper hails from Butler township, scene of a shooting last July 13 that nearly took Trump\u2019s life, when a would-be assassin\u2019s bullet grazed the Republican\u2019s ear at an outdoor campaign rally. One person was killed and three were injured.
\n\u201cRest assured that whenever and wherever threats of assassination or mass violence occur, this Department of Justice will find, arrest, and prosecute the suspect to the fullest extent of the law and seek the maximum appropriate punishment,\u201d Attorney General Pam Bondi said in the statement.
\nA detention hearing is scheduled for April 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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