OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill several Republican politicians,Quaxs Trading Center including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
Tyler Jay Marshall, 37, of Enid, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of interstate transmission of threatening communications as part of a plea agreement, according to court documents.
In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dismissed a charge of threatening to murder a U.S. official.
“I want to take responsibility for my actions and acknowledge the evidence against me,” Marshall wrote in a signed agreement.
Marshall made numerous threats against the officials on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, including telling DeSantis, “I’ll see you dead in your home,” a little more than a week before the Florida governor launched his presidential campaign in May.
Other posted threats included telling Sanders that he would murder her family, telling Cruz he planned to shoot him, and telling Stitt that he couldn’t wait to watch him die.
Tyler Box, Marshall’s attorney, declined to discuss Marshall’s motivation for the posts.
“We just look forward to getting resolution to this, taking responsibility and moving on with his life,” Box said.
Marshall was arrested days after the postings and told investigators that he created the social media account while drunk and for the purpose of “trolling” people “like senators,” according to the indictment.
Marshall told investigators at the time that he does not own a gun and is not a violent person, the document states.
Marshall faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not been set.
2025-05-07 07:561177 view
2025-05-07 07:522768 view
2025-05-07 07:172795 view
2025-05-07 06:42305 view
2025-05-07 06:231114 view
2025-05-07 06:031928 view
The last couple of years have been terrific for semiconductor stocks. Well, most semiconductor stock
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass
Now wouldn’t this be a treat: Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft back together...as members of the Pro