A Georgia man has been federally charged after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, according to the Justice Department. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Georgia, faces a charge of transmitting interstate threats after sending a series of violent and politically charged messages between March 29 and April 1.
Federal prosecutors say Amin’s texts included Tulsi Gabbard death threat statements like “Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear,” and “America will burn.” Another message warned that Gabbard was “living on borrowed time,” declaring her home “a legitimate target.”
One message to Gabbard’s husband, Abraham Williams, invoked pro-Russian rhetoric, warning him to tell Gabbard not to disobey “Mr. Vladimir Putin’s orders.” The message included emojis of the Russian flag and bears, referring to themselves as “friendly bears” who could become “angry bears.”
Federal agents discovered additional Tulsi Gabbard death threat on Amin’s social media accounts, including disturbing images of firearms pointed at photos of Gabbard and her husband. A firearm was recovered from Amin’s residence during his arrest.
Tulsi Gabbard, who thanked federal law enforcement on Friday following Amin’s arrest, called the suspect a “radicalized, dangerous criminal” and praised the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and local police for protecting her family and former President Donald Trump, who was also reportedly targeted.
“This kind of political violence must be confronted head-on,” said Paul Brown, FBI Special Agent in Charge in Atlanta. “Let this arrest serve as a clear warning: if you engage in this kind of criminal behavior, you will be caught and you will go to prison.”
The arrest came just one day after a separate incident in Pennsylvania, where a man broke into Governor Josh Shapiro’s home and attempted to start fires with Molotov cocktails, further fueling national concerns about rising political violence.
