A man from Texas was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to “open fire” on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if they entered his area, resulting in federal charges. 

Robert Wilson King, an American citizen, was apprehended in McKinney, Texas, following concerning remarks he posted online on March 29, according to reports from Homeland Security Investigations last week. On Monday, he faced federal court and was accused of making interstate threats. 

A judge ordered him held pending a Wednesday detention hearing. 

“If I see ICE agents in my neighborhood, I am opening fire. It’s time to stop being cowards and put the second amendment to use,” King declared. “ICE are not legitimate law enforcement; they are a covert police unit lacking genuine legal power. Eliminate them.”

King later doubled down on his threat.

“Just wanna double down on what I said the other day: if ICE comes to your neighborhood, f****** shoot them and kill them. No mercy for the Gestapo,” he wrote, federal prosecutors said. 

Noem previously issued a stern warning after a similar threat was made by someone on TikTok. 

Kristi Noem and Robert King (AP Photo/ HSI Dallas)

“If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” she wrote in a March 30 post on X.