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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a resident of Shaler Township has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of interstate threats and influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threat.
The 12-count Indictment named thirty-two-year-old Robert Hlovchiec as the sole defendant.
According to the Indictment, between February and March 2026, Hlovchiec posted comments to YouTube videos in which he threatened acts of violence against a member of Congress (which is identified in the Indictment as “Victim 1”), Democrats and liberals, transgender people, and various minority groups.
Hlovchiec identified himself as a Nazi and a white supremacist at times, also detailing the acts of violence he desired to carry out, which included mass shootings, assassinations and running people over with his truck.
The Indictment charged Hlovchiec with issuing these following threats:
“If i get the chance im going to do a mass shooting wherever [Victim 1] is standing. [Victim 1]
needs to die. All trailers to America beware. America is not for sale. America is not a Muslim
country.”
“If i get the chance I’ll shoot everyone in [Victim 1]’s family. America is a white Christian nation.
We are ready to kill and die before foreigner ll Muslims take over”
“I would put a bullet in [Victim 1]’s head. [Victim 1] isn’t American”
“I would shoot [Victim 1] if I get close enough to [Victim 1]”
“I’ll shoot [Victim 1] if I get the chance”
“I’ll put a bullet in any democrats head especially democrat politician or [Victim 1]”
Hlovchiec could face a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both, provided by the law, regarding each of the six counts of interstate threats.
He could also face a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both, provided by the law, regarding each of the six counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official while they were engaged in, and on account of, their performance of their official duties by threat.