Two men were arrested in Michigan on Election Day: One man allegedly sent threatening communications and talked about killing Donald Trump to authorities during an FBI interview, and the other man, who the feds said bragged about his extremist ties in his communications, for promising to injure or kill members of an anonymous political action committee.

The FBI and Department of Justice announced the arrests Tuesday afternoon.

According to authorities, 25-year-old Isaac Sissel of Michigan was arrested and charged with sending threatening communications on Tuesday.

He FBI said in court records that the social media site Reddit had voluntarily reported disturbing messages from a user with the name “ShootUpTrumpRally,” who also had similar nicknames such as “WillShootTrumpSoon” and “PlanningToShootTrump.”

Authorities said they were able to identify Sissel by tracing his IP address to the University of Michigan. According to court records, the FBI’s National Threat Center in West Virginia received an anonymous threat on its website on November 2.

The threat read: “I will carry out an attack on conservative Christian filth (sic) should Trump win the election. I have stolen ar1 and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get my way. Without a specific victim or the ability to find the location where I hid the gun, the FBI can do nothing until the attack is completed.”

The FBI said it responded to the message asking about access to guns.

“I already have that shit,” read one response.

Authorities said they were able to trace the message to Sissel’s phone and later interviewed him at a Travelodge motel in Canton on Monday.

No firearms, ammunition or other similar equipment was found, but officers said that was not surprising because Sissel had claimed he “hid the gun.”

During the interview, Sissel allegedly commented that Trump was a “threat” and a “piece of shit” and that he believed Trump should have been assassinated.

“Sissel said he would not kill Trump, but if he knew someone was going to assassinate Trump, it was his (Sissel’s) duty not to intervene,” an FBI affidavit states.

Although authorities located Sissel in Ann Arbor, he allegedly told them he had access to firearms while living in Washington state, but not while in Michigan. The FBI said it does not appear he maintained a “constant residence” and that Sissel had identifications from New York and Washington.

Sissel was in Michigan the same day Trump held a rally in the state.

After his arrest Tuesday morning, Sissel made his first appearance before a judge and records show he is currently in custody. His next court date will be November 7 at 1 pm.

Elsewhere in Michigan, authorities arrested and charged Christopher Pierce, 46, of Jackson.

An FBI affidavit reviewed by HuffPost on Tuesday shows that Pierce is accused of sending two online messages on Oct. 2 threatening to hurt or kill people associated with a political action committee. The PAC is not listed in court records.

Prosecutors said Pierce used an easily identifiable Gmail account to send messages to the PAC. In the field to enter his name on a message form sent to the PAC, Pierce allegedly wrote: “Your worst damn nightmare.”

The message promised to “find each and every one of your organized fucks” (sic) and seemed to suggest that he might be a member of, or at least sympathize with, the far right. “Three percent” grid.

“I’m a member of those fucking three fucking American patriots. And we’ll turn the tables on you, motherfuckers. I already managed to locate one of their call centers (sic). They will shut this shit down or we will close it permanently,” the message continued.

He also called the vice president Kamala Harris “Kamala Harrisis”, a reference to the Isis terrorist network.

In a separate electronic communication that Pierce is accused of sending in October, it was promised that the “three American patriots” were “trained killers” who were “trained by Uncle Sam” and that the “PAC call centers have been located.”

“Don’t force these boys and girls to go (sic) to work,” Pierce allegedly wrote.

The FBI said it interviewed Pierce at his home in Jackson on Oct. 30 and that he appeared “generally hostile” to agents while speaking to them through the screen door of his home.

Agents said they read Pierce’s messages to him, but he “stated that he did not view the emails as threatening.”

Prosecutors noted in a criminal complaint that this is not the first time Pierce has been involved in alleged threats.

On June 29, 2022, the FBI alleges that Pierce used an Instagram account with the username “pierce_overheard_door” to attack a witness who publicly testified before the now-defunct House select committee to investigate the June 6 attack. January to the United States Capitol. .

Court records do not name the witness, but the date of Pierce’s alleged post would suggest he was referring to witness Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to donald trumpFormer chief of staff, Mark Meadows.

hutchsinon delivered explosive testimony to the committee of January 6, including disclosures that the former president knew that the rioters were armed but he believed that they would not harm him.

June 29 Pierce’s message cited by prosecutors declared that “what comes next” would “make January 6 look like a Sunday walk in the park” and that Hutchinson was committing “career suicide.”

“Where exactly in the world do you think you can hide from one of the richest men in the world (sic) in your army? Because there ain’t no politician in this country who will come within 100 miles of this bitch now! You can’t be trusted! And we all know what happens to snitches,” Pierce allegedly wrote.

FBI agents said they interviewed Pierce at his home in September 2022 about those messages. Agents said they also asked Pierce about a comment he made suggesting “there would be no election in 2024.” In response, Pierce allegedly told agents that he was trying to “emphasize an ongoing movement encouraging voters not to cast any ballots.”

“He declared that the federal government was ‘fake’ and ‘illegitimate’ anyway, which is why, in his opinion, the FBI was at his door to intimidate him,” an FBI affidavit states.

During that same interview, agents said they warned Pierce that making threats could lead to federal criminal charges. Pierce supposedly responded that soon “the country will descend into civil war.”

It is unclear if Pierce has retained an attorney. He was released on $10,000 bail and will appear in court on November 26.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said cnn On Tuesday afternoon, the state received threats that are “serious in nature” while the election was underway, but none were “deemed credible.”