An Indiana man, Douglas Thrams, was arrested this morning for communicating a threat that included a desire to “go Nazi hunting” and a focus on President Trump in a TikTok video posted on January 20th. According to court records, Thrams said in reference to President Trump “he needs to be assassinated and this time, don’t fucking miss.”
The criminal complaint outlines other alleged instances of violent rhetoric:
“In a video posted on TikTok, Thrams had a rifle in his hands and tapped it while stating: “A friendly little reminder (taps rifle) that we do have a Second Amendment right. We also have in our Declaration of Independence the right to take control of the government and even possibly institute a new one. So I ask the question again -- when, where, what time, give me coordinates. As long as other people are going to show up, I will show up. I will bring my Second Amendment right. In fact, I will bring as many as my Second Amendment rights as I can. But I just need to know when we’re going to do this, where we’re going to do this, how we’re going to do this, um, because it needs to be done. It needs to be done. There is literally no way forward without violence this time. I’m sorry.”
In another video Thrams stated: "I am down for the cause. I am down to mow the lawn. I'm down to paint the town red." He additionally made reference to encourage people to go to their local government buildings and not go to the Capitol Building like they did for January 6th (presumably a reference to the events at the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021). He stated he is currently looking for some localized groups to join.
He then stated: "You tell me where to point that goddam weapon and we can go Nazi hunting." Thrams stated in the same video, "It is in our Declaration of Independence that if we see fit, we the people see fit, that we are being controlled by a tyrannical government, or just an evil one, that we are legally allowed to use our rights, laws, amendments, and constitutes to take control of said government, possibly even enforce a new one if need be. So yes, I'm down for the cause. Like I said, I'm down to paint the town red, but I'm not leading shit. Just tell me where to go."
Thrams has an initial appearance on January 27th at 3pm. Efforts to reach Thrams were unsuccessful.
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