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Texas man convicted of threatening to lynch Nashville DA
David Aaron Bloyed, a 60-year-old man from Frost, Texas, was convicted on June 24, 2024, in Nashville for posting threats against District Attorney Glenn Funk.
His threats followed an incident where a neo-Nazi group disrupted Nashville last summer, including displaying swastika flags and attacking a bar worker with a metal flagpole.
Bloyed posted a photo of Funk captioned 'Getting the rope' with emoji pointing, plus a drawing showing a hanging person and a phrase targeting Nashville Jews.
A federal jury in Nashville convicted Bloyed of transmitting a threatening message across state lines, and he could face a prison term of up to five years, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Attorney overseeing the Middle District of Tennessee emphasized that antisemitic threats are criminal offenses and underscored that such hateful behavior is unacceptable in Nashville or anywhere else.