Overview

• Demetric D. Scott was charged June 3 with felony witness intimidation, identity theft and two counts of bail jumping for allegedly forging letters that threatened President Trump.
• Prosecutors allege Scott admitted in recorded jail calls that he mailed the letters under Ramon Morales-Reyes’s name to trigger his ICE arrest and avoid a jury trial against him.
• ICE detained Morales-Reyes on May 21 after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the White House shared the threat letter and his image on social media.
• Handwriting analysis and family testimony confirmed Morales-Reyes, who cannot read or write in Spanish or English, did not author the note, proving the threat was fabricated.
• Morales-Reyes remains in ICE custody while his attorneys pursue his release and explore immigration relief, including his pending U visa application.