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FIRST ON FOX: Portland man accused of threatening to kill law enforcement officers and sexually assaulting their wives, the FBI told Fox News Digital on Monday.
John Paul Cupp, 45, is accused of making threats of violence at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland. He is charged with making threats against a federal law enforcement officer.
On Oct. 14, Cupp insulted law enforcement officers as they approached a crowd, according to court records.
“Capp threatened to kill law enforcement officers, rape their wives, and harm their children,” the documents state, according to the FBI.
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Federal agents, including Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol and police officers, try to contain protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building downtown on Oct. 5, 2025, in Portland. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
“On November 3, 2025, Cupp posted a video online repeating the same threats against federal agents and their wives,” the documents state. “On November 13, 2025, Cupp continued to post online threats of violence against officers and their families.”
FBI also stated that the suspect is “a prolific online content producer and regularly posts violent rhetoric, calls for war against the United States, anti-Semitic threats and threats of violence.”
FBI Director Cash Patel told Fox News Digital that the agency is committed to combating extremism.
“If you threaten to kill law enforcement officers or harm their families, you will face the full weight of the federal government,” Patel said.
Federal agents, including Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol and police officers, try to contain protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building downtown on Oct. 6, 2025 in Portland. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
“This FBI will use every investigative tool we have to identify violent extremists and remove them from our communities.”
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In a statement, Oregon District Attorney Scott E. Bradford said threats of violence against law enforcement “will not be tolerated.”
” US Attorney's Office “remain committed to holding accountable those who threaten and intimidate those who protect our communities, and we will continue to prosecute criminal threats of violence to the fullest extent of the law,” Bradford said.
FBI Director Cash Patel told Fox News Digital that anyone who threatens law enforcement “will face the full weight of the federal government.” (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Acting FBI Portland Special Agent in Charge Matt Torres said in a statement that threats against law enforcement have “absolutely no place in our society.”
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“Attempts to intimidate those sworn to protect the American people and uphold our Constitution undermine efforts to keep us all safe,” Torres said.
“The FBI will use all investigative tools available to us to find and arrest anyone who uses violent rhetoric to express themselves.”
