Overview
- The FBI says a TikTok user in Detroit reported the post on Oct. 9, and agents arrested the suspect in St. Paul on Oct. 16 after tracing the account through platform and ISP records.
- The federal complaint alleges an online image showed Bondi with a sniper-style red dot and text offering $45,000 for her “dead or alive (preferably dead),” with a caption questioning what happens “when they don’t serve us.”
- Investigators used emergency disclosures and data from TikTok, Google and Comcast to link the account to a Samsung device and an IP address associated with the defendant’s residence.
- A U.S. magistrate judge released the defendant on a personal recognizance bond with GPS monitoring, a curfew, restricted internet use, no weapons or alcohol, and continued mental-health treatment.
- Court filings note prior convictions including felony stalking in Minnesota and domestic battery in Florida, while the defense has stated the client is not guilty.