Federal Authorities Arrest Ohio Man For Allegedly Threatening To Murder Ice Agents

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An Ohio man was arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and a national official, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charismatic announced Saturday.

Anthony Kelly of Cincinnati will look national charges for allegedly threatening to kidnap, battle and execution a U.S. official, according to Tricia McLaughlin, adjunct caput for public affairs astatine DHS.

"Thank you to our rule enforcement," McLaughlin said successful a station connected X. "These threats will not beryllium tolerated. You will beryllium arrested and prosecuted to nan fullest grade of nan law."

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An Ohio man has been taken into national custody for allegedly making terroristic threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a Department of Homeland Security charismatic announced connected Saturday.

Anthony Kelly of Cincinnati faces national charges for allegedly threatening to kidnap, battle and execution a U.S. official. (@TriciaOhio via X)

In nan X post, McLaughlin attached respective photos of societal media posts from an relationship seemingly linked to Kelly that threatened to sprout and termination ICE agents. The personification besides discussed plans to bargain a gun.

Replying to a station connected X astir ICE officials, nan personification said, "You travel present for me, you're getting shot. … I'm shooting for nan kill. I won't springiness a f--- astir your names, who you are aliases thing else."

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In different station connected X responding to a station astir DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, nan personification wrote, "The shotgun is being bought later connected this week … you're besides invited b-----."

ICE agents successful Chicago

ICE agents locomotion down a thoroughfare during an enforcement cognition successful Chicago Jan. 26. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Replying to a station connected X astir Trump separator czar Tom Homan, nan personification seemingly referred to ICE agents erstwhile he wrote, "Thanks for giving We The People support to sprout …"

During a hunt of Kelly's location successful Cincinnati, authorities recovered 1 weapon and ammunition, McLaughlin said. 

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The apprehension comes amid ongoing concerns from DHS astir nan doxxing of ICE agents. Attacks connected agents person skyrocketed by 830% since January, nan agency announced recently.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news convention July 8 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

In a memo released earlier this month, DHS called connected nan Justice Department to prosecute anyone suspected of doxxing ICE agents by posting agents’ photos and individual accusation online aliases successful public.

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"We will prosecute those who dox ICE agents to nan fullest grade of nan law. These criminals are taking nan broadside of vicious cartels and quality traffickers," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said successful nan memo. "We won’t let it successful America." 

The DHS and ICE did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Sophia Compton is simply a Digital Production Assistant astatine Fox News Digital. Sophia was antecedently a business newsman covering finance, power and tourism and has acquisition arsenic a TV news producer. She graduated pinch a publicity grade successful 2021 from nan University of Hawaii astatine Manoa.

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