Oregon Man Returned to Custody After New Threats to Kill Trump and Biden While on Federal Supervision
Federal supervised‑releasee Diedrich Holgate, 47, has been taken back into custody in Oregon after allegedly sending a series of text messages to his probation officer threatening to kill President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden and demanding a presidential pardon. Holgate was convicted and sentenced last July for earlier threats made on social media and in multiple calls to the U.S. Secret Service’s Washington Field Office, in which he said he had 'the right to kill the president' and threatened Trump, Biden, the First Lady and Supreme Court justices. Released on Jan. 21 to a halfway house, he now faces a revocation petition alleging multiple violations, including the new death threats ('Trump's gonna fkn pardon me or I'll kill him!!!!'), failing to report to a meeting, leaving the halfway house and breaking house rules. A magistrate judge has already found probable cause that he violated the terms of supervised release, and Holgate will remain jailed until a further hearing set for March 26. The case illustrates how federal authorities treat explicit threats against current and former presidents and how quickly supervised release can be revoked when such threats continue.
📌 Key Facts
- Diedrich Holgate, 47, was convicted last July for threatening then‑candidate Donald Trump and then‑President Joe Biden via social media and calls to the U.S. Secret Service.
- He was released from custody on January 21 to live in a halfway house under federal supervised release.
- A probation petition alleges he sent new text threats such as 'Trump's gonna fkn pardon me or I'll kill him!!!!', missed a probation meeting, left the halfway house and violated rules, leading a magistrate judge to find probable cause and order him held until a March 26 hearing.
📊 Relevant Data
From 2013 to 2022, 93% of individuals federally charged with threats against public officials in the US were male.
Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data — Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
From 2013 to 2022, among individuals federally charged with threats against public officials in the US where race was known, 59% were White (compared to about 60% of the US population), 13% were Black (compared to about 13% of the US population), 2% Asian, and 1% American Indian.
Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data — Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
From 2013 to 2022, 45% of federal cases involving threats against public officials in the US showed evidence of ideological motivation, increasing from 24% in 2013 to 58% in 2021.
Rising Threats to Public Officials: A Review of 10 Years of Federal Data — Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
The US Capitol Police investigated over 14,000 possible threats against lawmakers and their offices in 2025, marking a significant increase from previous years.
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