Man threatened to 'assassinate' Trump is arrested: FBI
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President Donald Trump makes a gesture while speaking during an Iftar dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025 (Pool via AP).

A Pennsylvania man aged 32 is accused of making death threats against President Donald Trump and other federal government figures, including billionaire Elon Musk and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. A Butler County grand jury on Thursday issued indictments against Shawn Monper, charging him with four counts of threatening federal officials and federal law enforcement officers, according to the Justice Department’s announcement.

The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, details that on April 8, 2025, the FBI National Threat Operations Section was alerted to threats posted on YouTube by a user identified as “Mr Satan.” Authorities later determined this user to be Monper, who allegedly issued several threats against federal officials from January 15 to April 5, 2025.

Authorities said that five days after Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, inauguration, Monper applied for a concealed carry permit, which he obtained on Jan. 28.

The threats began shortly thereafter, according to court documents.

On Feb. 10, investigators said that Monper, under the name Dr Satan, commented on a YouTube video, writing, “If Trump isn’t removed immediately, we will see another civil war.” He followed that on Feb. 26 by allegedly posting another comment:

Private army in the us = Terrorist, we need to rise up and use the 2nd amendment against these people. I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office. I suggest everyone else does the same.”

In between the posting of the two comments, Monper is said to have purchased a 9 mm handgun.

Monper on March 1 posted to YouTube, “I bought a gun. Ready to kill nazis,” per the indictment. One week later, he allegedly purchased another handgun, followed by a third on March 16.

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On March 17, Monper allegedly said on YouTube, “Everyone arm yourselves now. We need to kill them all, its the only way nazis go away.”

Three days later, the defendant allegedly posted the following comment to a YouTube video: “‘The left’ needs to arm themselves. I have been buying 1 gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo.”

Other allegations from the indictment include:

On April 1, 2025, the defendant, SHAWN MONPER, posted the following comment to a YouTube video that discussed President Trump, “When are we going to stand up and kill these people?’ On April 5, 2025, the defendant, SHAWN MONPER, posted the following comment to a YouTube video that discussed President Trump, “Thats why Trump needs to die.”

On Feb. 17:

“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”

On March 4, in regard to Trump, Monper allegedly posted:

“I’m gonna assassinate him myself.”

As previously reported, the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department 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,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement following Monper’s arrest. “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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