Man Arrested for Alleged Threats to Commentator

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press convention on Friday the arrest of George Isbell Jr., who was charged in a legal grievance with “mailing threatening communications” to commentator Benny Johnson.

Bondi thanked the people who had labored on the case and said Isbell had been arrested on October 7.

“Benny is a well-known media personality, carrying a message very similar to Charlie [Kirk’s]. Grounded largely in faith and love of country. Just days after Charlie’s assassination, Benny received a letter at his home where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family,” Bondi said. “The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views, and he wanted Benny dead.” 

According to the grievance, Isbell allegedly mailed a letter from San Diego, saying “You all need to be exterminated. Don’t worry – won’t be me. I’m not giving up my freedoms for worm s**t like you.” 

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The DOJ explained:

“In the letter, he referenced one of the victim’s friends, Mr. Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who had recently been killed during a public engagement on a college campus. After writing that he hoped that the American flag ‘strangles the life out of you,’ the letter went on to state: ‘Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope! Planning any public engagements? Love to see your head explode and your blood stain the concrete red. What a sight!’” the Justice Department added.

Bondi condemned what she called the “horrific cycle of political violence” that was going on, and said that if people had been pondering of threatening others, the DOJ was going to catch them.

Johnson thanked Bondi and law enforcement for their motion. He condemned political violence, including the assassination of Kirk and the tried assassination of President Donald Trump.

An particular person has been arrested for threatening to kill my spouse, my 4 youngsters, and me. He despatched a letter to my home saying he hated our views and wished us useless.

He is being charged federally and faces prison time.

I need to thank President Trump, AG Pam Bondi, and the… pic.twitter.com/yRAw53QGOg

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 10, 2025

He said violence was being “mainstreamed” by people on the left, “This has to stop. This cycle must end.” 

Johnson said left-wing violence is “exploding.” 

 Let me be completely clear: We is not going to be silenced. We is not going to back down. We is not going to break. You lit a fire that can’t be put out. Charlie Kirk taught us to go on offense. That is precisely what we are going to do. We will work more durable, converse louder, and grow stronger. We will continue to transfer TPUSA’s mission ahead. For Charlie.

We noticed in the wake of Kirk’s killing all varieties of horrible feedback and actions from people on the left. We’re seeing persevering with violence against ICE. Yet we still see people on the left whipping up the rhetoric.

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Johnson said everybody ought to have the opportunity to unify behind the idea that “this is a country where families should be able to raise their children safely, where people can have peaceful disagreements, and we can all live together under one American flag.” 

This is a developing story. RedState will present additional updates as more info turns into accessible.

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