A man from Upstate has been arrested for reportedly threatening to kill Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the former president.
James Gerald Eckert Jr., 39, residing in Rochester, NY, is accused of using his full name to post a series of alarming threats directed at President Trump’s first son in a group chat associated with .’s podcast, according to federal prosecutors on Monday.
“Im going to kill you, (expletive), I am going to kill this (expletive) on the screen,” some messages on the feed for “Triggered with .” stated, NY Post reported, citing authorities.
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A member of the US who was on duty at Don Jr.’s residence on June 18, identified the threats, as stated in the criminal complaint.
Additionally, Eckert is accused of making multiple threats towards Don Jr. in a disjointed eight-minute video posted on the video platform Rumble while he was viewing a stream of the first son’s podcast.
“Your [sic] (expletive) dead, its over guys,” Eckert allegedly said, adding, “I’m going to go to YouTube and be calm and I’m still going to (expletive) kill Trump Junior. We’re going to get to World Peace. (Expletive) die guy. Try to get out of this surviving. (Expletive) you forever. (Expletive) you forever,” according to officials.
Previous accusations against James Gerald Eckert Jr
He allegedly threatened Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski and had earlier posted threats against Malik Evans, the Democratic Mayor of Rochester, on a Facebook account that also featured Eckert’s full name, as per the federal authorities.
On June 11, the same account published a menacing message directed at New York State Samra Brook.
The comment on Brook’s official Facebook page stated, “You are going to die.”
Charges against James Gerald Eckert Jr
Eckert faced charges for making threats to kill, kidnap, or cause bodily harm to a member of the President’s immediate family, a crime that could result in a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
He appeared for the first time on Monday before US Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen and is being held until a detention hearing scheduled for July 20.
