New Mexico Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Trump's Life on Social Media

New Mexico Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Trump’s Life on Social Media


A New Mexico man has been sentenced to approximately 10 months in prison for threatening President Donald Trump’s life on social media, posting his threats to TikTok, X, and Facebook, which sparked a Secret Service and FBI investigation.

Between January 2 and 4, 2025, 38-year-old Tyler Miles Leveque, of Albuquerque, made a series of social media posts threatening to kill then President-elect Trump, the United States Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico announced Wednesday.

First, Leveque took to TikTok on January 2 to post a video stating that certain people should be “fucking scared,” adding that he didn’t care if he [Leveque] died, and that his willingness to die is what should frighten people the most. He “ended the video with the taunt ‘Run, run,’” authorities said.

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