SAINT PAUL, MN – A 29-year-old man from Saint Paul is facing federal charges of interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person after authorities say the individual posted an image to TikTok earlier in October which offered a bounty of $45,000 for the murder of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
According to authorities, a TikTok user based out of Detroit, Michigan, alerted authorities to a concerning post they encountered on the platform on October 9th, using the FBI national tip line to describe what they perceived as “Imposing a hit on Pam Bondi for $45,000.”
The post in question featured an image of AG Bondi with a “sniper-scope red dot” superimposed on her face, according to the FBI affidavit, with officials further adding the text contained within the image read, “WANTED: Pam Bondi / REWARD: 45,000 / DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERRABLY DEAD).” Said poster of the image, later identified as Tyler Maxon Avalos, also captioned their post with “*cough cough* when they don’t serve us then what?”
Federal authorities note the social media handle of Avalos, whose TikTok username was “Wacko”, bore an “A” in the name stylized as an anarchy symbol. “Additionally,” the affidavit reads, “the suspect user's TikTok page had a link to An Anarchist FAQ book pinned to his page.”
Avalos was taken into federal custody on October 16th in Saint Pual, with officials noting he was located at an address listed in the database of Minnesota state supervision records due to his past criminal history. Prior criminal convictions of Avalos include a July 2022 conviction of felony stalking, an August 2016 case of felony third-degree domestic battery, and an April 2016 misdemeanor conviction of domestic assault that was pled down from a felony domestic strangulation charge.
On October 22nd, U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko granted Avalos pretrial release with various conditions, including not leaving the state of Minnesota, GPS monitoring, mental health treatments, no drugs or alcohol, no weapons possession, and no internet access without prior approval.
Open threats made against current administration officials, and supporters of, have seemingly skyrocketed in recent months. Weeks earlier in October, a 69-year-old man from San Diego, identified as George Isbell, was arrested after allegedly sending a threatening letter to the Tampa, Florida, home of conservative podcaster Benny Johnson.
Avalos, as is with the case involving Isbell, could face up to five years in federal prison if found guilty on the charge of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c).
According to authorities, a TikTok user based out of Detroit, Michigan, alerted authorities to a concerning post they encountered on the platform on October 9th, using the FBI national tip line to describe what they perceived as “Imposing a hit on Pam Bondi for $45,000.”
The post in question featured an image of AG Bondi with a “sniper-scope red dot” superimposed on her face, according to the FBI affidavit, with officials further adding the text contained within the image read, “WANTED: Pam Bondi / REWARD: 45,000 / DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERRABLY DEAD).” Said poster of the image, later identified as Tyler Maxon Avalos, also captioned their post with “*cough cough* when they don’t serve us then what?”
Federal authorities note the social media handle of Avalos, whose TikTok username was “Wacko”, bore an “A” in the name stylized as an anarchy symbol. “Additionally,” the affidavit reads, “the suspect user's TikTok page had a link to An Anarchist FAQ book pinned to his page.”
Avalos was taken into federal custody on October 16th in Saint Pual, with officials noting he was located at an address listed in the database of Minnesota state supervision records due to his past criminal history. Prior criminal convictions of Avalos include a July 2022 conviction of felony stalking, an August 2016 case of felony third-degree domestic battery, and an April 2016 misdemeanor conviction of domestic assault that was pled down from a felony domestic strangulation charge.
On October 22nd, U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko granted Avalos pretrial release with various conditions, including not leaving the state of Minnesota, GPS monitoring, mental health treatments, no drugs or alcohol, no weapons possession, and no internet access without prior approval.
Open threats made against current administration officials, and supporters of, have seemingly skyrocketed in recent months. Weeks earlier in October, a 69-year-old man from San Diego, identified as George Isbell, was arrested after allegedly sending a threatening letter to the Tampa, Florida, home of conservative podcaster Benny Johnson.
Avalos, as is with the case involving Isbell, could face up to five years in federal prison if found guilty on the charge of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c).
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2025-10-26T23:07-0400 | Comment by: Larry
I'm so glad that the FBI is back to doing what they're supposed to do. Thank you to all Law Enforcement!!!