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Rhode Island Man Arrested for Threats Against President Trump and Senior Officials

He faced a U.S. magistrate today on multiple federal charges that carry up to ten years in prison.

A logo for the US Department of Justice is seen before the start of a press conference on health care fraud enforcement at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on June 30, 2025.
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Overview

  • Carl D. Montague is charged with threatening to kill President Trump, Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller following a profanity-laced June 27 post on Truth Social.
  • The FBI, Secret Service and Providence police traced the post’s IP address to a nonprofit-run Plainfield Street residence and arrested Montague without incident.
  • He faces counts including threats against the president, interstate threats and kidnapping or murder of a U.S. official in a federal criminal complaint filed in Providence.
  • Montague admitted sending the post while under the influence of marijuana, denied having weapons or any intent to carry out violence and remains presumed innocent.
  • Magistrate Judge Amy E. Moses ordered him detained pending further proceedings after his initial appearance in U.S. District Court.