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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Centre County, PA) The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced yesterday that a Pennsylvania man faces federal charges for threatening to kill President Donald Trump and supporters in a TikTok post prior to Trump’s second inauguration. The U.S. Department of Justice confirms that twenty-two-year-old Jacob Buckley of Port Matilda in Centre County allegedly posted threats on TikTok on January 16th, 2025 with his comments saying “I’m going to kill Trump,” “I hate MAGA republicans bro on god I’ll kill all of them,” and “Bro we going into a literal oligarchy in 4 days and im going to kill Trump.” This was four days before President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second presidential term that was non-consecutive. According to Acting U.S. Attorney John Gurganus, Buckley, who was charged by criminal information, faces a maximum five-year prison sentence if convicted. Buckley also can face other penalties, a fine and a term of supervised release if he is convicted. This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service.