Federal authorities say a 32-year-old New York man was arrested just days before he allegedly planned to unleash violence against President Donald Trump and federal agents — after a stream of bloodcurdling threats on YouTube included a graphic vow to force Trump to his knees and “stick a piping hot metal rod” into his throat.
The suspect, Jeffrey Scott Hamm Jr. of Binghamton, is charged with making violent threats through interstate communications, according to investigators. The FBI says the posts ramped up across January and February, with Hamm allegedly declaring he’d kill Trump “first chance” he got and later escalating into threats against ICE agents and people he associated with MAGA.
Feds say this wasn’t random rage-posting.
Investigators were alerted after Google flagged the content as an emergency involving imminent death or serious bodily harm, according to the FBI. From there, authorities say they moved quickly — and Hamm was arrested after what they describe as his final online message, in which he allegedly claimed he was about to “burn” the government down and suggested he would retrieve guns from storage “probably this week” before targeting ICE.
The complaint also points to posts in which Hamm allegedly referenced having ammunition and a scope, along with additional comments about shooting people over the situation and “shoot to kill” rhetoric directed at political targets.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Hamm allegedly confirmed the profile was his and admitted making the threatening comments.
Prosecutors and the FBI are now publicly drawing a hard line.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Sarcone said the government will pursue anyone who makes threats against the President, law enforcement, or others, and warned that “threats of this nature will not be tolerated.” An FBI official similarly said the arrest shows that even if someone thinks they’re safe “behind a keyboard,” agents will find them and hold them accountable.
Hamm is currently detained in federal custody. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.
A leftist federal judge will dismiss it, guaranteed.