Overview
- Adam Lee Osborn, 60, of Wichita was indicted on one count of interstate communications containing a threat to injure and one count of threatening a federal official for a Jan. 23 post stating, "I'm going to kill Ilhan Omar."
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Wichita police traced the post to Osborn after Facebook’s voluntary emergency disclosure and say he admitted writing it during an interview.
- Investigators report Osborn said he lacked the means to act but wanted his posts to "maybe provoke someone to handle business," clarifying he meant to kill targeted officials.
- Osborn made an initial federal court appearance on Jan. 26 in Wichita and remains in custody pending an arraignment and detention hearing set for Feb. 4.
- Separately, a federal grand jury indicted Joaquin Hernandez, 23, of Wichita for a social-media video allegedly threatening to assault and murder ICE agents, with Wichita police and the FBI investigating both cases.