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.