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Posted on 08/11/2025 2:54:35 PM PDT by DFG
A Lubbock man was convicted by a federal jury for making online threats to kill United States Secret Service agents and their families, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Tristan Rene Langston, 37, was charged in March 2025 with the federal offenses of "transmitting threats in interstate commerce" and "threatening a federal law enforcement officer." The charges stemmed from online threats Langston made in February 2025.
According to evidence presented during the trial, on Feb. 21, Langston posted a message to X, formerly known as Twitter, criticizing two U.S. Secret Service agents and then declaring, “2nd Amendment in full effect. Gonna slit the throats of agents and their families.”
The DOJ said evidence in the case revealed that Langston’s statements went well beyond mere political rhetoric or bluster and constituted true threats directed at specific federal agents. According to the DOJ, the jury heard evidence that Langston became angry with the two specific Secret Service agents after they investigated a threat Langston made online two years prior, in 2023. Over the ensuing months, the DOJ said Langston targeted one of the agents and his family in online posts and "memorialized the anger and resentment he harbored against the agents" in videos and notes he maintained on his cellphone over a period of years.
“Targeting federal agents and their families with threats of violence is not protected speech — it is a federal crime,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “This verdict reaffirms our office’s commitment to take all threats seriously and to hold accountable those who try to intimidate and terrorize our law enforcement partners.”
After a four-day trial, on Aug. 7, a federal jury convicted Langston on both counts he faced.
“We commend the jury’s decision in finding Tristan Langston guilty of threatening to kill United States Secret Service agents and their families,” said Christina Foley, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service Dallas Field Office. “Threats against federal law enforcement officers and their loved ones are taken with the utmost seriousness, and this verdict reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting those who serve.”
Langston faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years in federal prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 6, according to the DOJ.
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Slit his throat first.
” it is a federal crime,”
Unless you’re antifa, anti-ICE, pro-Hamas, or a democrat.
But hopefully that is changing.
Interesting that the source went to all the trouble of posting the story but conveniently omitted a picture of this guy.
You didn’t see the same thing I didn’t see.
“ Interesting that the source went to all the trouble of posting the story but conveniently omitted a picture of this guy.”
He’s not Amish.
Pay our friends in El Salvador to incarcerate him.
I’ve noted that quite a bit in the last couple months, where pictures of the perp don’t accompany the article
As a young man I’d be pissed too if my parents named me Tristan Rene
He’s a White guy.
I made an incorrect assumption based on the name “Tristan”, as African-Americans tend to be more creative in naming their children in modern times. He’s Caucasian. I’m guessing his parents are most likely liberal trash.
Tristan just screwed over his best working years. What a retard!
INCEL??? ANTIFA?????
Tristan is a Welsh-derived name and figures in the Arthurian legend. I doubt a lot of Black folks are naming their kids Tristan.
Is there a problem in Lubbock? The Rino House Speaker is from there. Is it Austin lite?
“Unless you’re antifa, anti-ICE, pro-Hamas, or a democrat.”
I have seen a lot of death threats against Democrat representatives here. It is a problem whether they deserve it or not. It could get this domain in hot water let alone it being a crime.
It is not very wise at all...
My only point was there seems to be a rash of stories not providing a picture of the people regardless of ethnicity.
This particular story, it took me all of 20 seconds to find a picture of this guy.
The CDC shooter, I still haven’t seen an image of that guy, have either of you?
I don’t think they’re in the business of taking mug shots of dead shooters; I guess they’d have to go through the process of getting a photo from a DMV or the family. (Not everyone displays their face all over social media even now.)
INMATE: "Hey, you, new guy Langston, do you like chocolate chip cookies?"
LANGSTON: "Yep."
INMATE: "Then you're going to like Mondays, they give out free cookies on Mondays."
(several seconds pass)
INMATE: "Do you like pizza?"
LANGSTON: "Yep."
INMATE: "That's good, because Tuesdays are pizza day here"
(more seconds pass)
INMATE: "Hey, Langston, are you gay?"
LANGSTON: "Heck no!"
INMATE: "Then you're not going to like Wednesdays."
Sometimes they’re just crazy all on their own.
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