Oklahoma Man Charged With Online Death Threats Against ICE Agents and 'MAGA' Republicans

The Justice Department has charged 30‑year‑old Taylor Ryan Prigmore of Oklahoma with federal offenses after he allegedly used a YouTube account to post repeated threats to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 'MAGA Republicans' and politicians between May 2025 and Jan. 17. According to an FBI affidavit, Google issued an emergency alert on Saturday saying the comments posed an imminent threat of death or serious injury, attaching the deleted posts and account data, and agents arrested Prigmore on Monday. Under the username 'Adrian Tepes,' he is accused of writing about 'civil war,' preparing to kill federal agents, urging others to buy guns to murder law‑enforcement officers, and saying President Trump 'needs to die to save lives,' in the context of Trump’s Insurrection Act threats amid violent Minnesota ICE clashes. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel framed the case as part of a broader crackdown on rising attacks and threats against law enforcement, warning that anonymity online will not shield people from prosecution. The case illustrates how platforms are feeding urgent threat information to federal investigators and how political and immigration rhetoric is spilling over into criminally actionable calls for violence.