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Sarasota woman gets 14 months in prison for threats against MAGA supporters
News Nation Now ^ | 05/12/2026 | Sophia Fanning

Posted on 05/17/2026 9:11:56 AM PDT by simpson96

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota, Florida, woman has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after being found guilty of making threats against MAGA supporters on social media, the Department of Justice said on Monday.

Desiree Segari, 41, was indicted in September 2025 after posting a TikTok the month prior, calling for supporters of President Donald Trump’s agenda to be “shot on sight,” according to evidence presented at trial.

She was found guilty of interstate communication of a threat to injure on Jan. 13, 2026.

The DOJ quoted Segari’s video, “MAGA people deserve to be terrified and scared to walk in the streets because they should know that real Americans are gonna [mouths expletive] kill them.”

She also mimicked firing a gun with hand gestures during the video and captioned the post “#seemagapewpewmaga starting a new trend, hope it catches on. Please spread the word. Share this video. Repost it. Use the hashtag all over the internet. Let’s go guys. It’s time to fight back in a potentially effective manner.”

Segari posted another video the next day, the DOJ said.

“See MAGA pew pew MAGA, see MAGA pew pew MAGA, see MAGA pew pew MAGA so these [expletive] know we ain’t here to play,” she said while again mimicking firing a gun.

The charge carried a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Segari was sentenced to 14 months.


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KEYWORDS: crime; democrats; isitthemyogi; moonbat; themagain; violence
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To: jimwatx
So you like the idea of living in a fascist police state? Sorry but I don’t.

I'm sorry you seem to be unable to wrap your brain around the very simple concept that is being discussed.

21 posted on 05/17/2026 10:30:16 AM PDT by KevinB (Nepotism = affirmative action for white people. )
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To: simpson96

And now she can’t VOTE! LOL!


22 posted on 05/17/2026 10:39:14 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimwatx

Go back to DU.......PLEASE!


23 posted on 05/17/2026 10:41:13 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimwatx

“Are we now going to put people in prison for saying angry words on the internet?”

She crossed the line.

Anyone unsure about where the line is should consult an attorney before they post a video threatening to kill someone.


24 posted on 05/17/2026 10:52:22 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: simpson96

Hope she has a great time in prison


25 posted on 05/17/2026 10:55:35 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: jeffersondem

Exactly, this goes way beyond saying “Trump is a poopyhead.”


26 posted on 05/17/2026 10:56:34 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Leaning Right

(She was convicted of a federal crime.
No parole there.)

Good


27 posted on 05/17/2026 11:15:31 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: simpson96

Guards draw straws


28 posted on 05/17/2026 11:20:00 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: bk1000

> What is she so mad about? <

It’s the relentless, nonstop liberal propaganda.

MAGA folks just aren’t wrong. MAGA folks are monsters.
Hear that often enough, and weak minds will start to absorb it.


29 posted on 05/17/2026 11:23:57 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: simpson96

why sad Desi?


30 posted on 05/17/2026 11:26:11 AM PDT by ronniesgal (can FR please get a "like" button and a "block" button? Please.)
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To: Leaning Right

this is true! My nephew ( 55) says I am sub human cause I do not vote like him.


31 posted on 05/17/2026 11:28:59 AM PDT by ronniesgal (can FR please get a "like" button and a "block" button? Please.)
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To: dfwgator

We understand why Leftists are idiots.

Now we have to try to explain things to Libertarians?

Would it be accurate to say Libertarians are Leftists without the polluted principles?


32 posted on 05/17/2026 11:32:14 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: simpson96; Leaning Right; TalBlack; 10mm; Ann Archy; Albion Wilde; Bikkuri; Jane Long; ...
😲 WOW 😲😳😲 🙀😨🤯🙀😲🥴🥴🥴 - YIKES

There are pictures of this woman ALL OVER Google Images

Desiree Doreen Segari, 41, Sarasota, Florida

Docket/Case Number: 8:25-cr-00392-KKM-AEP
(U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida)



33 posted on 05/17/2026 11:39:51 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Shoulda bee 14 years.


34 posted on 05/17/2026 11:46:35 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: j.havenfarm

That’s the trouble. She’s not a psycho maniac.

She’s just a democrat.


35 posted on 05/17/2026 11:47:14 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: Jane Long

That works for me 👍👍👍

Having encountered 2 rabid TDS Democrats in the last 3 days


36 posted on 05/17/2026 11:50:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: jimwatx

We *should* be prosecuting people for making threats to the life of fellow Americans. That is the only way to restore the civil discourse we once had in the country, that has since been replaced with people shouting down opponents rather than debating them, using fire, mob thuggery and molotov cocktails at political protests, and doxxing each other for exercising their free speech rights.

Either that or we need to restore a right to challenge others who have gone over the line to a public duel.

Freedom of speech is not intended to protect people who make threats intended to shut down debate, it is to encourage people to debate and discuss matters rather than resort to violence and arson and intimidation. Threats to people’s lives are by definition anti-free speech whether you intend to carry them out, or just want to shut down others’ speech by making them fear you might attempt to. There is no reasonable excuse or need for anyone to make a threat to kill another citizen or to encourage others to do so, and letting people get away with it is an assault on our liberties not a respect for them.


37 posted on 05/17/2026 12:12:10 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: jimwatx

Saying something politically incorrect is not the same thing as making a plain threat to kill others, so there is no equivalency here to the censorship used in Europe against people who have made no threats of any kind.


38 posted on 05/17/2026 12:17:07 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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39 posted on 05/17/2026 12:17:40 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Leaning Right

Yay! That’s beautiful to know. Thanks for sharing!


40 posted on 05/17/2026 12:17:42 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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