Butler man’s online rants to kill Trump end in guilty plea after FBI probe

A Butler, Pennsylvania antheral has pleaded blameworthy to making threats to assassinate President Donald Trump, different U.S. officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Shawn Monper, 32, pleaded blameworthy connected Monday to 2 counts of threatening to battle and execution U.S. officials and national instrumentality enforcement officers with intent to impede oregon retaliate against them portion they were carrying retired their duties.

Law enforcement officials arrested Monper connected April 9, 2025, aft launching an probe into threats posted connected YouTube by a idiosyncratic identified arsenic "Mr Satan."

The FBI was notified astir Monper’s YouTube relationship connected April 8, 2025, and was capable to nexus it to his location successful Butler.

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to code the federation from the Cross Hall of the White House connected April 1, 2026 successful Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

He made respective threatening statements betwixt Jan. 15 and April 5, including that helium was "going to assassinate" Trump "myself," that "ICE are violent people, we request to commencement sidesplitting them," and that "eventually im going to bash a wide shooting."

On Feb. 17, helium wrote: "Nah, we conscionable request to commencement sidesplitting people, Trump, Elon [Musk], each the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands successful the way. Remember, we are the majority, MAGA is simply a number of the country, and by the clip its clip to marque the move, they volition beryllium weakened, galore volition beryllium crushed by these policies, and they volition privation revenge too. American Revolution 2.0."

The FBI probe besides recovered that Monper obtained a firearms licence aft Trump’s inauguration, which helium referenced connected his YouTube account.

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President Donald Trump walks astatine the Trump National Golf Club successful Sterling, Virginia. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

"I person bought respective guns and been stocking up connected ammo since Trump got successful office," helium wrote aft Trump's 2nd inauguration. In March, helium added, "I person been buying 1 weapon a period since the election, assemblage armor, and ammo."

Monper threatened ICE again connected April 1, writing, "If I spot an equipped ICE agent, I volition see it a home terrorist, and an progressive shooter and unfastened occurrence connected them."

The Butler Township Police Department successful Pennsylvania investigated the lawsuit alongside the FBI.

FBI 'STONEWALLED' HOUSE TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT INVESTIGATION, CONGRESSMEN ALLEGEU.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy scheduled Monper’s sentencing for August 12, 2026.

Monper faces a maximum condemnation of up to 10 years successful situation connected each count, a good of up to $250,000, oregon both.

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Trump was changeable successful the receptor during a run rally successful Butler connected July 13, 2024. The shooter was killed by the Secret Service.

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally connected July 13, 2024 successful Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County territory lawyer Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dormant aft injuring erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump, sidesplitting 1 assemblage subordinate and injuring different successful the shooting. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ryan Routh was besides arrested for attempting to assassinate the president successful September 2024 aft helium was recovered equipped and lying successful hold extracurricular his play people successful West Palm Beach. In February, Routh was sentenced to beingness successful situation positive 7 years.