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Georgia Man Gets 3 Years, 5 Months for TikTok Threats to Kill President Trump

Officials said the case shows that online threats against the president carry serious criminal consequences.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II sentenced Jauan Rashun Porter of Rome to three years and five months in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release.
  • Porter pleaded guilty on Oct. 7, 2025 to transmitting interstate threats after a July 26 TikTok livestream titled “Alligator Alcatraz.”
  • During the stream, he vowed to shoot President Trump and said he would kill federal agents if they came to his door.
  • Investigators searching his home found pipes, pistol ammunition and Tannerite, though no firearm was recovered.
  • Federal officials, including U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg and the Secret Service’s Robert Donovan, denounced the threats as criminal and emphasized continued vigilance against such conduct.