Donald Trump leaving the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).
A 32-year-old man in Pennsylvania has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump, as well as other government officials, including Elon Musk and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Shawn Monper was taken into custody and charged with four counts of making threats against federal officials and federal law enforcement officers, the Justice Department announced.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the FBI National Threat Operations Section on April 8, 2025, was notified via an emergency disclosure about threats posted to YouTube by a user named “Mr Satan.” The user allegedly made multiple threats against federal officials between Jan. 15 and April 5, 2025.
Investigators determined that “Mr Satan” was operating from an IP address that corresponded to Monper’s home in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Federal agents said they were able to establish that Monper obtained a firearms permit shortly after Trump was inaugurated in office for the second time in January 2025.
For example, on Feb. 17, 2025, he allegedly wrote:
“Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon, all the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands in the way. Remember, 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”
Also in February, Monper is accused of stating that he had “bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office.”
The threats allegedly continued the following month, with Monper allegedly commenting on a video of Trump’s live address to Congress, writing, “im going to assassinate him myself.”
Also in March, Monper is accused of writing, “Eventually im going to do a mass shooting,” and “ICE are terrorist people, we need to start killing them,” as well as “I have been buying 1 gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo.”
Monper on April 1, 2025, allegedly wrote, “If I see an armed ice agent, I will consider it a domestic terrorist, and an active shooter and open fire on them.”
Assisted by officers with the Butler Township Police Department, FBI agents on April 9, 2025, placed Monper under arrest. The following day, he was ordered detained pending a preliminary hearing, which is currently scheduled to take place on the afternoon of April 14.
“I want to applaud the outstanding and courageous investigative work of the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department, who thankfully identified and apprehended this individual before he could carry out his threats against President Trump’s life and the lives of other innocent Americans,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Rest 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.”
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