Inset: Jacob Wenske (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Erika Kirk (Turning Point USA/YouTube).
A man from Texas has been taken into custody on allegations of threatening the life of Erika Kirk, the widow of the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk, during a Turning Point event in San Antonio. The arrest comes after unsettling messages were sent, sparking concern for safety at the rally.
According to an affidavit obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, Jacob Wenske, 26, allegedly sent a menacing email to Turning Point USA. The message reportedly read, “Death to Erika Kirk and every single speaker there!” He further declared, “America will live on without those scum on this earth,” and threatened that “every Christian nationalist shall perish in the bombing that will take place at every single Turning Point rally and event.”
The threats extended to social media, as Wenske is accused of posting alarming comments on Facebook about the upcoming Turning Point Women’s Leadership Summit. This summit is scheduled for June 5-7 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, where Erika Kirk, now the chairwoman and CEO of Turning Point following her husband’s death in September 2025, is expected to speak.
In one of his alleged posts, Wenske ominously stated, “I know exactly where to bomb,” and disturbingly added, “I can’t wait to be the valet for her escort.”
Authorities were able to link Wenske to the threats due to his previous employment with a parking management company that provided valet services to local hotels and events in the San Antonio area. This connection raised significant alarm, leading law enforcement to consider the threats as credible and serious, culminating in his arrest.
According to police, Wenske previously worked for a parking management company that offered valet service for local hotels and events in the San Antonio area. This ultimately led authorities to believe the threats were “not isolated or ambiguous,” leading to his arrest, the Express-News reports.
A review of Wenske’s Facebook account allegedly showed “ongoing violent hostility toward Turning Point-affiliated persons and supporters, including death-approval statements, encouragement of harm toward ideological opponents, and repeated hostile engagement across multiple public threads,” according to the arrest affidavit. Police confirmed the Facebook profile belonged to Wenske through subscriber records, a registered email address, a linked phone number, and IP address information.
Police arrested Wenske this week and booked him into the Bexar County jail on two counts of making a terroristic threat causing public fear of serious bodily injury. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and is being held on $120,000 bail.
