Kamala Harris — Virginia Man Arrested & Charged For Making Violent Threats Online Against Her Amid Presidential Campaign Launch

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris — Virginia Man Arrested & Charged For Making Violent Threats Online Against Her Amid Presidential Campaign Launch

A Virginia man is facing jail time after making violent threats towards Vice President Kamala Harris on social media.

According to reports, Frank Carillo, 66, was recently charged in federal court with “threats against the Vice President of the United States” after posting a series of concerning messages against Kamala Harris, 59, on the conservative social media site GETTR.

Kamala Harris

Per the federal complaint, Frank Carillo posted roughly 4,359 messages in total that targeted other elected U.S. officials as well, including President Joe Biden and FBI Director Christopher Wray, with 19 directed at Kamala Harris.

One message stated,

“Harris is going to regret ever trying to become president because if that ever happened I will personally pluck out her eyes with a pair of pliers but first I will shoot and kill everyone that gets in my way.”

Frank Carillo was reportedly arrested on Friday, Aug. 2. During a search of his Winchester, Virginia, residence, FBI agents seized an AR15-style rifle, a handgun, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. According to the affidavit, he admitted to posting the alarming messages online.

Court records reveal that the messages threatening Harris began six days after Joe Biden dropped out of the election and endorsed Harris, kicking off her presidential campaign.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

The threats from Carillo come after last month’s assassination attempt on GOP nominee and former president Donald Trump, 78. As previously reported, now-deceased gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired shots at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. Secret Service protection swiftly jumped onstage to protect him from the chaos. Just before getting rushed off the stage with blood coming from his ear, Trump emerged from the podium with his fist in the air and yelled “Fight!” He was deemed “fine” after a medical evaluation.

Donald Trump

Thomas Matthew Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent on site. One rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, was fatally shot, and two others were critically injured.

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