The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a man over a TikTok post that allegedly offered $45,000 to anyone who killed Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Federal authorities say that on October 9, a TikTok user reported a message from Tyler Maxson Avalos to the FBI. affidavit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The court filing included a screenshot of the alleged threat. (RELATED: Jamie Raskin paints rosy picture of 'no kings' protests, ignores death threats against Trump, Stephen Miller)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 25: United States Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The threatening post features a photo of US Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi with a red dot of a sniper scope on AG Bondi's forehead. The caption reads: “WANTED: Pam Bondi” / “REWARD: 45,000” / “DEAD OR ALIVE” / “(STAY DEAD)” Additionally, the suspected user posted a comment under the image that reads: “*cough cough*/'when they don't serve us, then what?'” the affidavit states.
Avalos was arrested on October 16. according to New York Post and is charged with one count of interstate communication of threat to cause bodily harm to another person in violation of 18 USC 875which could result in a prison sentence of up to five years.
“He has a multi-state conviction history, including a July 2022 felony conviction in Dakota County, an August 2016 third-degree domestic battery in Polk County, Florida, and an April 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault conviction in Dakota County, which appears to have been reduced from a domestic misdemeanor charge of strangulation,” the statement states. affidavit about Avalos' criminal history.
President Donald Trump nominated Bondi will become attorney general in November 2024 from former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. starred his name was dropped from consideration after Trump initially nominated him. Bondi served two terms as Florida's attorney general after 18 years as a prosecutor. according to at the America First Policy Institute, and also served as Trump's lawyer during his first impeachment trial, in which he was acquitted by the Senate.
Bondi did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation's request for comment.
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