Man headed to prison after threatening Trump, Christians
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A 26-year-old Michigan man known for moving frequently to commit crimes and avoiding repercussions afterward is now facing prison time for making threats against Christians and President Donald Trump.

Isaac Sissel received a 30-month prison sentence on Monday after admitting guilt to sending threats across state lines, with an added hate crime enhancement, as announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan in a press release.

Sissel used a Reddit account under the name “WillShootTrumpSoon” and threatened to use an AR-15 against conservative Christians prior to the 2024 presidential election period.

U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. remarked, “We are in troubling times where even in the United States, violent extremists target Christians for harm. The First Amendment upholds religious freedom and free speech, but it does not cover actual threats that jeopardize religious rights.”

Reuben C. Coleman, the acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit office, stated: “Isaac Sissel’s sentencing demonstrates the FBI’s strict stance against threats to Americans, including those aimed at high-level government leaders.”

In Sissel’s sentencing memorandum, his attorneys said his actions were “not intended as actual threats, but mere hyperbole, and/or social media trolling and nothing more.”

As Law&Crime previously reported, cops arrested Sissel in November. A probable cause statement says the social network site Reddit on Sept. 23, 2024, reported one of its users with the moniker “ShootUpTrumpRally.” A user with the same IP address also posted under the names “/WillShootTrumpSoon,” “PlanningToShootTrump” and “PlanningToKillTrump.” Investigators learned the IP address showed the user was using internet access on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the affidavit said.

Agents tracked the IP address to a phone number registered to Sissel. Days before the election, the FBI received an anonymous tip about a threat to conservative Christians. The post read, in part:

“I shall carry out an attack against conservative christan (sic) filth in the event trump wins the election. I have a stolen ar15 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get away with my plans. Without a specific victim or ability to find the place I hid the gun, there’s not a thing the FBI can do until I complete the attack.”

Investigators determined it came from Sissel’s IP address. They tracked him to a hotel in Canton where he consented to a search of his room. They did not find any weapons.

“Sissel also stated that former President Trump was a threat, a ‘piece of s—’ that should have been assassinated, and that everything would be better if Trump was dead,” the affidavit said.

The defendant claimed he wouldn’t kill Trump but if he knew someone that was going to do so it was his “duty” not to intervene. He also said he believed that politically left groups were not “violent enough” unlike their conservative cohorts, the affidavit stated. Sissel stated he would protest with Antifa if needed. He seemed upset with a Christian rehab facility and would often harass its patients, cops said.

Investigators noted Sissel appeared to be mostly transient and has lived in both Washington state and New York. His criminal history includes stalking and harassment, according to the FBI.

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