US President-elect Donald Trump along with his children Eric (L), Ivanka and Donald Jr. arrive for a press conference Jan. 11, 2017, at Trump Tower in New York (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images).
A woman in Florida is accused of threatening to kill the president and his family, allegedly posting on social media that she would kill Donald Trump and his “whole entire bloodline.”
Federal agents took Tammy Teresa Williams into custody and charged her with making threats against the president and successors to the president, court records show.
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According to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Facebook contacted the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the FBI on Oct. 30 regarding the user account “Eboe Nation,” which had allegedly used the online platform to “post a threatening statement” earlier that day. The post allegedly included a statement “concerning killing the President of the United States and his family.”
The post allegedly said, in part: “I am coming to kill off Trump whole entire bloodline! And so many more!”
When Facebook alerted federal authorities, it also provided subscriber information and a phone number allegedly linking the account to Williams.
Records provided by Meta, Facebook’s parent company, showed that within five minutes of making the threat, the account was using an IP address that investigators traced back to Kissimmee, Florida, the complaint says.
The IP address subscriber was allegedly identified as Williams’ daughter, who lives in Kissimmee, which is in the Middle District of Florida. Authorities also noted that Trump was in the Middle District of Florida on Oct. 30 for a planned political rally in Daytona Beach.
Federal agents on the evening of Oct. 30 went to Williams’ last known address to question her about the alleged threat and learned that she had been staying at her daughter’s home.
“While attempting to locate Williams, law enforcement spoke with various witnesses,” the complaint states. “A family friend responded to law enforcement questioning that she was not surprised that Williams was posting inappropriate comments on Facebook. Witnesses also told law enforcement that on the previous day, Williams was seen talking to herself and had an altercation with her daughter.”
Investigators then located Williams at her daughter’s home. While speaking to Williams, authorities said she provided “noncommittal responses” and “made no admissions regarding the threat.” However, the agents noted that Williams did mention the name “Eboe” despite investigators “not disclosing the account name.”
Authorities said Williams has a criminal history, including a 1996 charge for carrying a concealed firearm and a 2019 charge of battery on a law enforcement officer, but adjudication was withheld in both cases.
The Federal Public Defender’s Office represents Williams.
Following an oral motion from prosecutors, Magistrate Judge Chauncey A. Bratt on Monday ordered Williams to remain in detention pending a hearing on Wednesday.
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