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Florida Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Kamala Harris With a 'Sniper Rifle' in TikTok Videos: 'Blow Her Head Off Like They're Trying to Do With Trump'His posts targeted Harris and Rep. Ilhan Omar with racist slurs and explicit death threats, prompting an FBI and Secret Service investigation
M.B. Mack / Updated Mar 11 2025, 10:25 AM EDT
A Florida man has been arrested for making violent threats against former Vice President Kamala Harris and Rep. Ilhan Omar in a series of racist TikTok videos, including claims that he would use a sniper rifle to assassinate Harris.
On February 11 and 12, 2025, 59-year-old Franklin Jarrell allegedly posted multiple threatening messages on TikTok, according to Law and Crime. His posts targeted Harris and Omar with racist slurs and explicit death threats, prompting an FBI and Secret Service investigation.
Jarrell has a history of making inflammatory remarks online and allegedly holds deep-seated animosity toward Harris, as confirmed by his father.
Jarrell's TikTok threats, which included explicit death threats and racial slurs, were flagged by federal agencies, leading the Secret Service to contact him on February 18. During the call, Jarrell confirmed his account but became hostile, threatening the agent and boasting about his arsenal of weapons.
More:
https://www.latintimes.com/florida-man-arrested-threatening-kill-kamala-harris-sniper-rifle-tiktok-577917

COPS: Florida Man Threatened To Kill Harris And Omar
March 10, 2025
Law & Crime reports:
A Florida man has been arrested for threatening former vice president Kamala Harris and Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to law enforcement. Franklin Jarrell, 59, stands accused of one count each of sending a threatening communication in interstate commerce and making threats against a federal official, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida late last month.
The threats in question were allegedly made on TikTok and reported by the FBI to the Secret Service, the charging document says. The complaint catalogues those comments laundry list-style: Im going to blow your brains out you wont go back home not unless youre in the box youll never see me coming were real rednecks not want to be n or whatever you are were going to kill you.
Jacksonvilles NBC affiliate reports:
A Secret Service agent and JSO officer called Jarrell and requested an interview. Jarrell told them he posted the threats, the report says, and he stated he would beat up the agent. The report states Jarrell became more verbally aggressive and threatened to kick the agents teeth in. Jarrell told the agent he had a house full of weapons and the agent would never leave the property if he showed up. Then, Jarrell hung up.
Jarrell called the agent 23 times and left 19 voicemails in a more than two-and-a-half-hour period, the report states. In the voicemails, he threatened to attack the agent, kill the agent and kill Harris.
More:
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/03/cops-florida-man-threatened-to-kill-harris-and-omar/

JoseBalow
(7,495 posts)AZJonnie
(824 posts)As is being a part of a violent fascist cult.
J_William_Ryan
(2,738 posts)Such is the violent, lawless fascist right.
sop
(14,262 posts)He was arrested for repeatedly calling and threatening an FBI agent. That sort of challenge to authoritarian rule won't be tolerated, even if you're a violent, heavily-armed, racist redneck Trump supporter.
stoned
(334 posts)Midnight Writer
(23,991 posts)Ignorant, hateful people with deadly arsenals who have waited all their lives for an excuse to use their toys.
onethatcares
(16,825 posts)the article doesn't say anything about them except for his boasting

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