Attorney General Pam Bondi announced at a news conference Friday the arrest of George Isbell Jr., accused in a criminal complaint of “sending threatening communications” to commentator Benny Johnson.
Bondi thanked the people who worked on the case and said Isbell was arrested on October 7.
“Benny is a well-known media personality with a message very similar to that of Charlie [Kirk’s]. Based largely on faith and love of country. Just days after Charlie was murdered, Benny received a letter at his home where he and Kate are raising their beautiful young family,” Bondi said. “The writer of that letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views and that he wanted Benny dead.”
According to the complaint, Isbell sent a letter from San Diego saying “You all need to be exterminated. Don’t worry, it won’t be me. I’m not giving up my freedoms for worms like you.”
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The DOJ explained:
“In the letter, he referred to one of the victim’s friends, Mr. Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who had recently been killed during a public engagement on a college campus. After writing that he hoped the American flag would ‘choke the life out of you,’ the letter went on to state: ‘Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope for that! Planning public engagements? I love seeing your head explode and your blood stain concrete in red. What a spectacle!’” Judge Department added.
Bondi condemned what she called the “horrible cycle of political violence” that was taking place and said that if people were planning to threaten others, the DOJ was going to catch them.
Johnson thanked Bondi and law enforcement for their action. He has condemned political violence, including the Kirk assassination and the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.
An individual was arrested for threatening to kill my wife, my four children and me. He sent a letter to my house saying he hated our opinions and wanted us dead.
He is facing federal charges and faces possible prison time.
I want to thank President Trump, AG Pam Bondi and the… pic.twitter.com/yRAw53QGOg
– Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 10, 2025
He said the violence was “mainstreamed” by people on the left: “It has to stop. This cycle must end. »
Johnson said left-wing violence is “exploding.”
Let us be absolutely clear: we will not be silenced. We will not back down. We won’t break. You have started a fire that cannot be extinguished. Charlie Kirk taught us how to go on the offensive. This is exactly what we will do. We will work harder, speak louder and become stronger. We will continue to advance the mission of TPUSA. For Charlie.
We have seen, in the wake of Kirk’s assassination, all kinds of horrible comments and actions from people on the left. We are seeing continued violence against ICE. Yet we still see people on the left fanning the rhetoric.
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Johnson said everyone should be able to unite behind the concept that “this is a country where families should be able to raise their children safely, where people can have peaceful disagreements, and where we can all live together under one American flag.”
This is a developing story. RedState will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
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