A man is now facing a series of federal charges after allegedly issuing violent threats against two high-profile former Trump administration officials. Prosecutors claim that Elliott Owen Schroer targeted former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi with these threats.
According to federal court filings from Tuesday in Georgia’s Northern District, Gainesville Division, Schroer allegedly utilized the platform X on April 3 to disseminate a string of explicit messages detailing intentions to physically harm, abduct, or murder the former officials.
It has been reported by Law & Crime that Schroer hails from Georgia, although his age has not been disclosed.
The court documents state, “The defendant, Elliott Owen Schroer, consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communication would be viewed as threatening violence.”
Kristi Noem, the former Homeland Security Secretary, is pictured speaking at a conference. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Authorities allege that Schroer launched a series of alarming threats specifically at Noem, including a chilling statement, “I will stab your eyes out with a dull knife.”
“I will blow your esophagus out the back of your neck with a 12-gauge slug,” he added, prosecutors alleged.
“We will put your head on a stake.”
Authorities emphasized that the listed threats were “not limited to” those posts referenced in the indictment.
Then-U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference on July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Separately, Schroer also allegedly posted a threatening message directed at Bondi, prosecutors said.
“Were going to kill you Pam,” the post allegedly read.
Prosecutors said Schroer’s posts were intended to retaliate against Noem and Bondi over the performance of their official duties while serving in office.
A view of a Department of Justice logo on April 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The four-count indictment against Schroer includes two counts of interstate communication of threats and two counts of making threats against former government officials.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg and Assistant Attorney Jennifer Keen are the prosecuting attorneys representing the federal government in this case.
