FBI Arrests Wichita Falls Man For Reportedly Threatening To Shoot Pelosi

(Wichita Falls, TX) — A North Texas man is under arrest for reportedly posting a message online telling people to shoot Democratic officials “on sight.”

FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Gavin Perry of Wichita Falls on Thursday. Perry reportedly posted a Facebook message on Monday encouraging people to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats. Congress was debating the coronavirus stimulus bill at the time, but Perry’s post doesn’t mention it.

Perry is charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce.