US EditionButler Man Pleads Guilty to Online Threats Against Trump and Federal Agents
Shawn Monper admitted making online threats that included a mass shooting and buying guns, ammunition and body armor, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening to assault and murder President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
- The FBI's National Threat Operations Section received an emergency alert in April 2025 regarding YouTube threats posted under the account 'Mr Satan,' which officials traced to Monper in Butler.
- Investigators found Monper obtained a firearms permit shortly after President Trump's inauguration and posted comments stating he purchased "one gun a month" along with body armor and ammunition.
- Monper admitted acting "with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, and retaliate against the officials and agents" during official duties; sentencing is scheduled for August 12.
- He faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 per count, and Monper remains in custody since his April 9, 2025, arrest.
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The town of Butler, Pennsylvania, became a global sensation after President Donald Trump narrowly escaped assassination there in July 2024. Now, another man from the town has pleaded guilty in court after repeatedly threatening to kill Trump online. He obtained a gun permit and says he has been buying one gun a month since the presidential election two years ago.
Butler Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening President Trump - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
The man accused of threatening federal officials including President Donald Trump has pled guilty in federal court. According to the Department of Justice, 33-year-old Shawn Monper of Butler entered a guilty plea to two counts of making threats to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other United States officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Monper was taken into custody approximately one year ago at a hom…
Butler Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Trump, ICE Agents in Online Posts
A Butler, Pennsylvania, man pleaded guilty on April 13 in federal court to threatening to assault and murder President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said. Shawn Monper, 33, admitted before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy to two counts of threatening federal officials with intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with, and r…
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