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A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pittsburgh to threatening President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and ICE agents.
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A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty in federal court on April 13, 2026, to threatening to assault and murder President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and ICE agents. Prosecutors said the posts ran from Jan. 15 through April 5, 2025, and sentencing is set for Aug. 12, 2026.
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A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty in federal court on April 13, 2026, to threatening to assault and murder President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and ICE agents. Prosecutors said the posts ran from Jan. 15 through April 5, 2025, and sentencing is set for Aug. 12, 2026.
A Butler, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court on April 13, 2026, to threatening President Trump, other U.S. officials and ICE agents. Prosecutors say the threats were made between January and April 2025 and led to a federal arrest the same month.
A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pittsburgh to threatening President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and ICE agents.
Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 13, 2026, in federal court in Pittsburgh to threatening President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and ICE agents.
Shawn Monper of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on April 13, 2026, to two counts tied to threats to assault and murder President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and ICE agents.
A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty on Monday, April 13, 2026, to federal charges tied to threats against President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials and ICE agents.
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