Texas Man Charged for Threatening to "Open Fire" on ICE Agents
A Texas man who threatened to "open fire" on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if they entered his neighborhood was charged Monday in federal court.
Robert Wilson King, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in McKinney, Texas, after making disturbing threats online on March 29, according to Homeland Security Investigations. On Monday, King appeared in federal court and was charged with transmitting interstate threats. A judge ordered him detained pending a Wednesday detention hearing.
Authorities stated that the 35-year-old King posted a series of threats on Facebook targeting ICE agents and making disparaging remarks about Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In one post, King shared a PBS NewsHour article and wrote:
"I truly hope, and I mean this with all my heart, that Kristi Noem meets a horrible and agonizing demise. I hope she is tried in a war criminal court with the rest of the Nazis when this is all over, and I hope she is ripped apart in a gulag. Nothing less for Nazi scum. This is America now, a Nazi fascist state. Disgusting."
In a second post, he directly threatened immigration agents:
"If I see ICE agents in my neighborhood, I am opening fire. It’s time to stop being p** and put the Second Amendment to work. ICE are not real cops; they are a secret police force with no real legal authority. Kill them."
King later reiterated his threat, writing:
"Just wanna double down on what I said the other day: if ICE comes to your neighborhood, f** shoot them and kill them. No mercy for the Gestapo," federal prosecutors said.
Secretary Kristi Noem had previously issued a stern warning after a similar threat surfaced on TikTok.
"If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer, we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law," she wrote in a March 30 post on X.
King remains in custody as the legal proceedings continue.
(Images included in the original content depict Robert King after his arrest and a reference to Kristi Noem.)
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