A man from Jackson, Michigan, named Christopher Pierce, was arrested on election day for allegedly sending hate messages and threats to a political action committee (PAC) in response to fundraising communications.
The 46-year-old Christopher Pierce was allegedly sending emails containing threats to harm or k*ll members of a political action committee after receiving an excessive amount of ads from a PAC supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to the authorities, Pierce wrote,
"I guarantee I can find each and every one of your [expletive] organizers. And we will turn you [expletive] inside out. . . . Now you better stop or I promise you this is badly for all of you [expletive], and we won’t involve [sic] the law.” In a second communication, Pierce stated, “You will shut down your entire organization or it will be shut down for you. 90% of the members of [named organization]… are trained k*llers. . . . It paints targets on your [sic] backs and the backs of your families. Your call centers have been located. Don’t make these boys and girls go [sic] to work.”
Charges against Christopher Pierce and possible sentence
FBI agent Nathanial Han stated in an affidavit that on October 30, 2024, Investigators questioned Pierce about the e-mails at his house, where he acknowledged sending the e-mails; however, refused that they could be seen as threats. Han further stated,
"Pierce abruptly ended the conversation and aggressively closed the front door."
On November 5, 2024, Pierce got arrested and is charged with one count of making a threatening interstate communication. If convicted, he could face a maximum of five years in prison. Currently, FBI is conducting the investigation.
Previously, in June 2022, Pierce was also questioned by the investigators for making threats in response to a witness's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee. For which, the investigators warned Pierce and asked him to stop making threats online.
According to a 2022 affidavit,
"An FBI agent admonished PIERCE, stating that if PIERCE continued to make threatening statements online, PIERCE could be charged with a federal crime. PIERCE responded that the country will descend into civil war. PIERCE spoke through his door as agents were standing on the porch and exhibited general hostility toward the agents during the interview."
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Another man from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was also arrested for allegedly threatening to "shoot conservative Christians" if Trump wins this year's presidential election.
According to the records, the FBI National Threat Operations Center received an annonymous online threat on November 2, 2024, that traced back to 25-year-old Isaac Sissel. Later, on Tuesday morning, investigators arrested him.
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