Posted on 04/11/2025 4:28:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Shawn Monper, 32, of Butler, Pennsylvania, faces federal charges of making threats to assault and murder President Trump, Musk, and others.
Less than a week after a horrifying survey found more than half of self-identified leftists believe killing President Donald Trump would be justifiable, a Pennsylvania man has been charged with threatening to murder the president and other U.S. officials.
Shawn Monper, 32, of Butler — the same Pennsylvania community where Trump came within a fraction of an inch of being assassinated last July — faces federal charges of making threats to assault and murder Trump, DOGE advisor and Tesla founder Elon Musk, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and others, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
“I want to applaud the outstanding and courageous investigative work of the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department, who thankfully identified and apprehended this individual before he could carry out his threats against President Trump’s life and the lives of other innocent Americans,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi in a press release.
Monper, who allegedly took to YouTube as “Mr. Satan,” made a series of threatening statements between Jan. 15 and last weekend, according to the criminal complaint. On Tuesday, the FBI National Threat Operations Section (NTOS) “received an emergency disclosure,” the Justice Department said. A subsequent federal investigation determined “Mr. Satan” was residing at Monper’s residence, according to the DOJ.
‘We Just Need to Start Killing People’
Monper allegedly “sought and obtained a firearms permit shortly following President Trump’s inauguration.” In February, federal officials said he commented on his YouTube account, “I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in...”
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(A subsequent federal investigation determined “Mr. Satan”)
Not “They/Them”?
News Flash:
Let it be known that on this date,
Atty Gen Pam Bondi has made an arrest!!
They’re really coming out of the woodwork now.
Pennsylvania Ping!
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Might be something in the air.
Butler is about 30 miles downwind of East Palestine, OH.
The left are violent thugs. 99% of them.
Turn about is fair play.
Say it isn’t so... Let’s hope these arrests start happening at a quicker pace.
He posted all of his thoughts and plans online. Not too smart, thankfully.
Can we please trade Butler, PA, to Canada for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Eastern BC???
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! SOUND THE WELCOMES AND BLOW THE CRUMPETS!
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