A Butler, Pennsylvania, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to assault and kill President Donald Trump, along with other U.S. officials and federal immigration agents, the Justice Department said Monday.
Shawn Monper, 32, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy to two counts of threatening to assault and murder U.S. officials with the intent to impede or retaliate against them in the course of their duties.
As part of the plea agreement, Monper also accepted responsibility for additional charges from 2025 that were brought against him in the case.
Authorities said the threats targeted Trump, other federal officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The charges stem from online statements in which Monper expressed intentions to carry out violent acts, including assassination threats and mass violence.
Monper was first charged in April 2025 following an FBI investigation that traced threatening communications from a YouTube
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