Trump Death Threat: PA Man Faces Stiff Sentence After Vowing To Kill President, Others

PITTSBURGH, PA. –A Pittsburgh-area man faces considerable prison time after threatening to kill President Trump, other United States officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of threatening to assault and murder United States officials and federal law enforcement officers with the intent to impede, intimidate, interfere with and retaliate against the officials and agents while they were performing their official duties.

The guilty plea was announced Monday by Troy Rivetti, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

In April 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Threat Operations Section received an emergency disclosure regarding threats posted to YouTube by a user calling himself "Mr. Satan."

The subsequent federal investigation revealed that internet activity associated with "Mr. Satan" corresponded with Monper's residence.

According to Rivetti's office, the investigation also revealed that Monper obtained a firearms permit shortly after President Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.

In February 2025, Monper commented using his “Mr Satan” account: “I have bought several guns and been stocking up on ammo since Trump got in office.”

In March 2025, Monper posted: “Eventually I'm going to do a mass shooting.” A week later, Monper commented: “I have been buying one gun a month since the election, body armor, and ammo.”

Investigators determined that Monper posted several threatening statements regarding President Trump, other United States officials, and ICE agents during the period between January 15, 2025, and April 5, 2025, including the two to which Monper specifically pleaded guilty: in February, “Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon, all the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands in the way…”

In mid-March, he posted, “ICE are terrorist people, we need to start killing them.”

Monper was arrested on federal charges in April 2025 and has been detained since then.

Monper will be sentenced in August. He faces a maximum sentence on each count of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.

Monper is from Butler County, where Trump survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for the presidency in 2024.