Butler, PA Man arrested in connection to Trump threats

A 32-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly making a series of online threats to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials. The suspect, identified as Shawn Monper, was taken into custody by the FBI and Butler Township Police after investigators linked multiple violent messages posted on YouTube under the username “Mr Satan.”

According to a federal criminal complaint, Monper made threats over several months against the former president, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and other government officials. This case is especially concerning because Butler, PA, is the same town where Trump was nearly assassinated during a rally in 2024. In a statement from the Department of Justice, Monper has been officially charged with “making threats to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other U.S. officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.”