A Georgia man is facing federal charges after sending a series of unhinged text messages threatening the life of President Trump’s spy chief Tulsi Gabbard and her husband.
Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Ga., was arrested Friday and is accused of making the threats against the director of national intelligence in a slew of messages to her husband Abraham Williams, federal prosecutors said Monday.
“Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear. America will burn,” one of the texts allegedly read, according to court filings.
Other dispatches purportedly from Amin read “You and your family are going to die soon” and “I will personally do the job if necessary.”
In yet another message, Amin allegedly told Williams: “The home you two own . . . is a legitimate target and will be hit at a time and place of our choosing.”
The messages were sent between March 29 and April 1, the feds alleged.
Amin also allegedly posted threats against the ex-Hawaii congressman on social media, including an image of someone pointing a firearm at a photo of Gabbard.
Federal agents later recovered a gun during a search of Amin’s home, according to prosecutors.
Amin was ordered held pending trial following an initial court appearance. He faces up to five years in prison on a charge of transmitting interstate threats to kidnap or injury.
“Thank you @FBI, @USMarshalsHQ, and local law enforcement for your service and dedication in apprehending this radicalized, dangerous criminal who repeatedly threatened the lives of me, my family, and @realDonaldTrump,” Gabbard wrote in a post on X following Amin’s Friday arrest.
“Thank you for your tireless work every day keeping the American people safe.”
“The FBI sees all threatening communications as a serious federal offense. We will employ every investigative tool and resource available to identify those responsible and ensure they are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Paul Brown, the Atlanta FBI’s special agent in charge.
“Let this arrest serve as a clear warning: if you engage in this kind of criminal behavior, you will be caught and you will go to prison.”
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