Brooklyn Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Trump at Next Rally

Justin Christopher Moore, 53, allegedly sent death threats to President Trump via the White House website. He was arrested, arraigned, and ordered held pending trial.

Brooklyn Resident Accused of Planning to Shoot President Trump at Rally

A 53-year-old Brooklyn man has been federally charged with threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, after allegedly sending a series of explicit death threats through the official White House website, Law & Crime reports.

Justin Christopher Moore allegedly wrote, "I am in the process of planning your execution," in a message submitted via the White House "Contact Us" page. "I will get a gun and put a bullet in your brain," Moore allegedly continued. "You can count on that fact. You are reprehensible and you need to be put down. I will take care of it in a couple of weeks and kill you Mr. Trump."

Moore was charged in the Eastern District of New York with "knowingly and willfully" threatening to "take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States." He was arraigned on May 26 and ordered detained pending trial.

Flurry of threats sent on May 24

According to the federal complaint, Moore sent multiple death threat messages through the White House website on May 24. He stated he was targeting Trump because of the president "supporting the repeal of subsidies for people who need it."

In one message, Moore allegedly wrote: "I'm going to kill you with a bullet in the brain and slit your throat with a knife. I feel that you are a reprehensible piece of s—, and I need to take care of you. So watch out with your next rally because it will come when you least expect it…and I'm not joking…I will kill you in the coming weeks."

In another message, he allegedly added: "You feel that 1.4 million homeless in America is okay and that reducing subsidies to cause this is okay. You need to be taken out and taken care of at this time." Moore included his full name, home address, email address, and phone number with each message he sent.

Agents confront Moore outside his home

On May 25, federal law enforcement agents traveled to Moore's Brooklyn residence and found him "walking back-and-forth outside," the complaint states. When an agent told him they were there because of online threats he had sent, Moore allegedly responded, "Yeah, I did."

Moore went on to acknowledge that he had also sent threats to Vice President JD Vance and "about 18 reps" — a reference to congressional representatives — according to the complaint.

When agents asked whether he understood it was illegal to make such threats, Moore replied, in sum and substance, "Yeah, I do," the complaint says. Asked whether he had planned out how he would carry out the threat, Moore said, in sum and substance, "I haven't started the planning process yet."

Detained as danger to community

The detention order cited the "weight of evidence" against Moore as "strong," along with a lack of significant community or family ties and no stable employment as additional grounds for holding him. A judge found that Moore's release "poses serious danger to any person or the community."

Moore appeared in court last week, where it was noted that he has a history of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, the New York Daily News reported. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 9.

Source: Law & Crime