A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has admitted guilt to issuing threats against President Donald Trump, alongside other U.S. officials and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This information comes directly from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Shawn Monper, aged 32, entered a guilty plea on Monday concerning two charges. These charges are for making threats to assault and murder U.S. officials and federal law enforcement officers, with the aim of interfering with or retaliating against them while they performed their official duties.
Law enforcement apprehended Monper on April 9, 2025, following an investigation into threats that had been posted on YouTube under the alias “Mr Satan.”
The FBI became aware of Monper’s YouTube activity on April 8, 2025, successfully tracing the account back to his residence in Butler.
U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured addressing the nation from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
Between January 15 and April 5, Monper made several alarming declarations. Among them were threats to personally assassinate Trump, claims that “ICE are terrorist people, we need to start killing them,” and intentions to “eventually do a mass shooting.”
On Feb. 17, he wrote: “Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon [Musk], 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.”
The FBI investigation also found that Monper obtained a firearms permit after Trump’s inauguration, which he referenced on his YouTube account.
President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
“I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office,” he wrote after Trump’s second inauguration. In March, he added, “I have been buying 1 gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo.”
Monper threatened ICE again on April 1, writing, “If I see an armed ICE agent, I will consider it a domestic terrorist, and an active shooter and open fire on them.”
The Butler Township Police Department in Pennsylvania investigated the case alongside the FBI.
U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy scheduled Monper’s sentencing for August 12, 2026.
Monper faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison on each count, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler on July 13, 2024. The shooter was killed by the Secret Service.
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Ryan Routh was also arrested for attempting to assassinate the president in September 2024 after he was found armed and lying in wait outside his golf course in West Palm Beach. In February, Routh was sentenced to life in prison plus seven years.
