JACKSONVILLE, FL – A 52-year-old man out of St. Augustine pleaded guilty in federal court to threatening to kill President Donald Trump earlier in September, which the threat made by the individual during an April 2025 phone call with the FBI could see the individual behind bars for up to five years.
On September 23rd, the same day where 59-year-old Ryan Routh was found guilty of an attempt on President Trump’s life, another Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court to making a true threat of violence against the president.
Edward Raymond Mellor, the Florida man in question, apparently made a disturbing phone call to the FBI this past April, telling the operator who answered the phone that he wanted to assassinate President Trump.
In a mere 17-second phone call on April 1st, Mellor put into motion a series of events that would dramatically alter his life.
According to reports, Mellor was indicted eight days after phoning the FBI and telling the operator who answered on the other end, “I want to assassinate the president. He’s a f*cking piece of sh*t and I’m going to kill him.”
Apparently, Mellor’s brief rant on the call with the FBI included a claim that Trump was going to “take his benefits away,” a claim likely fueled by reports in the weeks leading up to Mellor’s April phone call to the FBI which touted a narrative that the Trump administration was going to slash benefits and entitlement programs via government restructuring.
Mellor apparently has a history of violence in the state of Florida as well, as court records out of Broward County show he was arrested back in March 2024 for felony strangulation/domestic violence, although the state’s case doesn’t show any resolution as of this writing.
During Mellor’s appearance in the Jacksonville courtroom where he entered his guilty plea, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Milliron informed the judge on how Mellor attempted to deflect the blame initially regarding making the fateful phone call, suggesting that perhaps his boss had hacked his phone and delivered the threatening message.
However, the FBI employee who took the initial call positively identified Mellor’s voice and a forensic analysis of Mellor’s phone revealed he tried to delete the call from his log.
While the district court has yet to officially accept Mellor’s entered plea, Magistrate Judge Laura Lothman Lambert issued a terse report recommending the judge accept the defendant’s plea, writing, “After cautioning the defendant and examining him under oath concerning each Rule 11 matter, I determined that the guilty plea was knowingly, freely, intelligently, and voluntarily made, and that there is a factual basis for each element of the charged offense.”
According to 18 U.S. Code § 875(c), which Mellor entered a guilty plea to, those convicted of making true threats could face up to fives years in federal prison alongside fines in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.
On September 23rd, the same day where 59-year-old Ryan Routh was found guilty of an attempt on President Trump’s life, another Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court to making a true threat of violence against the president.
Edward Raymond Mellor, the Florida man in question, apparently made a disturbing phone call to the FBI this past April, telling the operator who answered the phone that he wanted to assassinate President Trump.
In a mere 17-second phone call on April 1st, Mellor put into motion a series of events that would dramatically alter his life.
According to reports, Mellor was indicted eight days after phoning the FBI and telling the operator who answered on the other end, “I want to assassinate the president. He’s a f*cking piece of sh*t and I’m going to kill him.”
Apparently, Mellor’s brief rant on the call with the FBI included a claim that Trump was going to “take his benefits away,” a claim likely fueled by reports in the weeks leading up to Mellor’s April phone call to the FBI which touted a narrative that the Trump administration was going to slash benefits and entitlement programs via government restructuring.
Mellor apparently has a history of violence in the state of Florida as well, as court records out of Broward County show he was arrested back in March 2024 for felony strangulation/domestic violence, although the state’s case doesn’t show any resolution as of this writing.
During Mellor’s appearance in the Jacksonville courtroom where he entered his guilty plea, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Milliron informed the judge on how Mellor attempted to deflect the blame initially regarding making the fateful phone call, suggesting that perhaps his boss had hacked his phone and delivered the threatening message.
However, the FBI employee who took the initial call positively identified Mellor’s voice and a forensic analysis of Mellor’s phone revealed he tried to delete the call from his log.
While the district court has yet to officially accept Mellor’s entered plea, Magistrate Judge Laura Lothman Lambert issued a terse report recommending the judge accept the defendant’s plea, writing, “After cautioning the defendant and examining him under oath concerning each Rule 11 matter, I determined that the guilty plea was knowingly, freely, intelligently, and voluntarily made, and that there is a factual basis for each element of the charged offense.”
According to 18 U.S. Code § 875(c), which Mellor entered a guilty plea to, those convicted of making true threats could face up to fives years in federal prison alongside fines in excess of tens of thousands of dollars.
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2025-10-04T17:40-0400 | Comment by: James
The blame here lies at the feet of the FAKE news media and the lying marxist democrat party!