A Virginia man has been accused of making numerous death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Frank Carillo, of Winchester, Virginia, posted a series of violent threats about Harris last month using a pseudonym on the conservative social media site GETTR, according to a criminal complaint opened in the Western District of Virginia on Friday. Investigators alleged that Carillo posted 19 times about Harris, including threats to shoot, stab and burn alive.
Carillo made his first federal court appearance on Monday. He is temporarily detained pending a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
In one of her social media posts from July 27, after Harris launched her presidential campaign and two weeks after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Carillo said that if she is elected, “I will shoot and kill everyone.” who tried to obstruct their efforts. , the criminal complaint said. Investigators said a search of Carillo’s home turned up two weapons — a handgun he purchased last year and an RF-15 rifle he purchased this year.
In total, Carillo allegedly made 4,359 posts or replies directed at public officials, authorities said. Other federal employees who were targeted included President Joe Biden and FBI Director Christopher Wray alleged the complaint. Investigators said that after his arrest, Carillo allegedly told officers, “This is all a comment, huh?”
Carillo also made threatening comments about shooting Muslims and said illegal immigrants “should get shot in the head real quick” if they showed up to vote, adding, “if I see any of them, I will kill them,” the complaint said.
A public defender listed for Carillo did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, were also the target of threats on social media. Last month, a Florida man was charged with written threats to kill Trump and Vance.
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