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DOJ Charges San Diego Man With Mailing Graphic Death Threat to Benny Johnson

Prosecutors say forensic mail tracing plus fingerprints identified the suspect after a letter referencing Charlie Kirk arrived at Johnson’s Tampa home.

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Conservative host Benny Johnson speaks during a news conference after the arrest of a suspect for politically motivated threats to his family, in Tampa, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
In this screengrab taken from a video, Attorney General Pam Bondi host a press conference alongside conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, third from left, in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, October 10, 2025.
Benny Johnson speaks at a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Overview

  • George Russell Isbell Jr., 69, was arrested on Oct. 7 in San Diego and is accused of sending the handwritten threat on or about Sept. 18.
  • The criminal complaint quotes the letter hoping the American flag “strangles the life out of you” and stating “Maybe someone will blow your head off.”
  • Isbell is charged with one federal count of mailing threatening communications, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted.
  • Officials described a coordinated investigation involving the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Tampa Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and San Diego authorities.
  • Prosecutors said the case remains under active investigation and that Isbell has not yet entered a plea.