Ga.: Man indicted for gruesome social media death threats against Noem and Bondi

 

A federal grand jury has indicted a man in Georgia following a series of gruesome and graphic death threats directed at former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Elliott Owen Schroer, a resident of Toccoa, Georgia, 

 

was taken into custody after investigators traced a string of violent messages posted to the social media platform X back to his account.

According to the federal indictment, the threats were posted on or around April 3^rd. Prosecutors say that Schroer’s messages toward Noem were particularly visceral, including specific “descriptions of physical mutilation and the use of a firearm.”

One post purportedly stated he would “stab your eyes out with a dull knife,” while another threatened to use a “12-gauge slug” against her. A third post reportedly declared, “We will put your head on a stake.” Additionally, the communications directed at Bondi were equally direct, with one message simply stating, “We’re going to kill you Pam.”

 

Federal authorities have charged Schroer with two counts of making threats via interstate communications and two counts of threatening former United States officials.

Prosecutors argue further that these actions were not merely idle rhetoric, but were intended to retaliate against both women for their official duties during their respective tenures in government service.

During his arraignment in federal court earlier this week, Schroer was granted a $10,000 bond, though his release comes with stringent conditions. He has been ordered to wear an electronic tracking device and is strictly prohibited from using any form of social media.

 

Schroer is also barred from consuming alcohol, possessing firearms, or having any contact with either Bondi or Noem. A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for May 29^th, as the legal proceedings continue to unfold in Atlanta.