Pennsylvania Man Charged With Making Threats to President Trump

TOPSHOT - Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally on Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood smeared across his face after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the gunman and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP) (Photo by REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Shawn Monper, a 32-year-old from Butler, Pa., was charged with four counts of threatening to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other U.S. officials, and ICE agents, based on comments posted on YouTube under the alias “Mr Satan” between January 15 and April 5, 2025.
Monper allegedly made explicit threats, including a February 17 comment calling for killing Trump, Elon Musk, and agency heads, referencing an “American Revolution 2.0,” and a March 4 statement on a Trump Congress address video saying, “I’m going to assassinate him myself.” He also threatened ICE agents, labeling them terrorists.
The FBI investigation linked the “Mr Satan” account to Monper’s residence and found he obtained a firearms permit post-inauguration. Monper admitted to buying guns and ammo, with March comments indicating plans for a mass shooting and ongoing weapon purchases.