A federal grand jury has indicted an Albuquerque man, Tyler Miles Leveque, for making threats against then-President Donald J. Trump. According to the criminal complaint, Leveque, 37, allegedly posted multiple threatening messages on social media between January 2 and 4, 2025. These posts expressed his intent to harm the President-Elect and others at a rally scheduled for January 19th in Washington D.C. The posts included statements such as "you and your rich friends are dead no threat a promise."
On January 6, 2025, Leveque admitted during an interview with agents from the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he had made these threatening posts and recently purchased a firearm. Investigators confirmed that he had bought a gun from a local business.
Leveque is currently in custody awaiting trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted of these charges, he could face up to five years in prison.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez; Ron Emmot, Resident Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service Albuquerque Resident Office; and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the FBI Albuquerque Field Office and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sammy Hurtado is prosecuting.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.