Madison man charged after posting to X/Twitter that he wanted to kill Black, Jewish, gay people, prosecutors say
A 23-year-old Madison man has been charged with engaging in terrorist threats after he posted to X that he wanted to kill Black, gay and Jewish people, prosecutors say.
Dejuan F. Angelo was charged by the Dane County District Attorney's Office on June 10 with terrorist threats charge and drug-related charges, including drug trafficking, after police say they recovered more than 10,000 grams of THC in his residence.
According to a criminal complaint:
The FBI was alerted to threats being posted from an X account, formerly Twitter, and initiated an investigation. The messages, posted to the X account from May 19 to June 4, called for the "slaughter" and decapitation of Black, Jewish and gay people using derogatory terms for each.
"We will hunt you (expletive) to extinction in the states soon," the account posted. "We need to kill (expletive). Save the world from them."
The account also posted that they previously killed someone and it felt "cathartic" and they wanted to do it again. The account also advocated to "start beating woman to death every time they abort a child for frivolous reasons."
"I broke a (expletive) arm after she told me she had three abortions," the account posted.
The FBI identified Angelo as the account holder and he was further identified using Department of Transportation records, the complaint said.
Madison police arrested Angelo on June 6 and searched his home that same day after being granted a search warrant. Angelo told police that he knew why they were there, adding he is "very opinionated" and "often makes derogatory comments on X," the complaint said.
According to the complaint, police found over 5,400 grams of commercial THC products and nearly 20 pounds of marijuana flowers, the complaint said. Further, police recovered about 475 grams of Psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, the complaint said.
Angelo is not in custody after posting $30,000 bail on June 13. If convicted of the drug charges, he could be sentenced to decades behind bars. The maximum sentence for terrorist threats is 3½ years.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Madison man charged with terrorist threats following posts to X
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