ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) – Two men face charges after authorities allege they made threats of political violence, including comments about wanting to kill former President Donald Trump.

Threats against Capitol Riot PAC witness

According to federal court documents unsealed this week, one of the men, Christopher Pierce of Jackson, first found himself on the FBI’s radar when he posted a threat on Instagram in June 2022.

In that post, Pierce responded to witness testimony before the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol Riot.

“What comes next (sic) will make January 6th look like a Sunday walk in the park! Democracy is dead!” he wrote in part, also noting that the witness cannot be trusted.

“We all know what happens to snitches!” Pierce wrote, according to court documents.

After that publication, FBI agents visited Pierce’s home. While speaking with him, he allegedly said that his comments about the election were in reference to a movement to encourage voters not to vote. He also called the government “false” and “illegitimate.”

Pierce, who was apparently acting in a hostile manner toward FBI agents, was told he could face federal charges if he continued to make threats.

He did not stop, according to court documents. In October of this year, he allegedly threatened an unnamed political action committee (PAC) that had been contacting him about the 2024 election.

“Every day your people contact me with a campaign ad and call me a racist. You (expletive) contact me again (sic). I guarantee I can find every single one of your organized (expletives). I’m a member of that. American Patriot (expletive three (expletive). And we will turn you (expletive) inside out. I already managed to locate one of your call centers (sic),” he wrote in part.

Pierce sent another email saying, “You will shut down your entire organization or they will shut it down for you. 90% of the members of the Americanpatriot Three are trained killers. Trained by Uncle Sam. And they will go to work if you don’t close up shop.” “

FBI agents visited Pierce’s home again to speak with him, and he again allegedly became hostile. He told the FBI he was being harassed by the PAC, said he did not believe the emails were threatening, and closed the door on agents.

After this encounter, the FBI sought charges for threats made in interstate communications against Piece, as the company hosting the platform he used is based in California.

Man threatens to kill Trump

Another man also faces charges after he allegedly threatened to kill Trump and conservative Christians.

According to court documents, in September, Reddit reported users with the handles “ShootUpTrumpRally,” “/WillShootTrumpSoon,” “PlanningToShootTrump,” and “PlanningToKillTrump.”

The FBI was able to determine that the website was being accessed from the University of Michigan and, through an IP address, linked the accounts to a phone number belonging to Issac Sissel.

Then, on Nov. 2, a threat also linked to Sissel was allegedly sent online to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center in West Virginia.

“I will carry out an attack on conservative Christian filth if Trump wins the election. I have a stolen AR15 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue getting away with my plans. Without a specific victim or ability to find “At the location where I hid the gun, there is nothing the FBI can do until I complete the attack,” he wrote.

Two days after receiving the threat, authorities searched Sissel’s room at a Travelodge in Canton. Sissel, who has no constant address, was in the Ann Arbor and Canton area during election week, and also had driver’s licenses from Washington and New York.

During that search, no weapons were found, but Sissel allegedly began removing what he said was a chemical irritant from his pocket. He stopped removing it when told to do so.

Sissel allegedly said Trump should have been assassinated, adding that he would not kill the former president, but that if he knew someone was going to assassinate him, he would not intervene.

He also allegedly said he enjoyed threatening conservative Christians, said he believed left-wing political groups are not violent enough, said he harassed people in a ann-arbor rehabilitation clinic where he usually sleeps and said he would stab an officer if he was disturbed at night.

When asked if he owned any weapons, Sissel said he previously owned weapons, but currently did not have any.

After speaking with Sissel, who has a criminal history that includes malicious interference with emergency communications, stalking, stalking and harassing communications, FBI agents are seeking an interstate communication regarding a menacing charge against him.