Overview

• A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on May 29 charging 73-year-old Thomas Eugene Streavel with plotting to assassinate President Trump, and the charges were unsealed on June 3.
• Court documents allege Streavel used his Facebook account to post explicit threats before and after the 2024 election, including messages declaring “I am your assassin” and vowing to “blow his brains out.”
• He was arrested on June 2 in Riverside, arraigned on June 3, entered a not-guilty plea, and secured release on a $10,000 bond.
• The United States Secret Service is investigating the matter and Attorney General Pamela Bondi has vowed to prosecute threats against the President to the fullest extent of federal law.
• If convicted on each count, Streavel faces up to five years in prison and is scheduled to stand trial on July 28, 2025.