Texas woman arrested for threatening to 'kill' Jamaica-born judge Trump called ... trends now
A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's January 6 case – while identifying information about grand jurors in Trump's latest indictment has been posted online.
The developments are among a series of threatening or potentially threatening incidents amid the high-profile trials swirling around the former president.
The woman, Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, called the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. where judge Tanya Chutkan is overseeing the Trump case, allegedly saying, 'We want to kill you,' according to prosecutors.
That event, revealed in a filing by prosecutors, came during a week when Trump was at the center of attention in another cases, following his indictment by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia over his election overturn effort there.
In that case, the names of grand jurors were posted on far-right messages boards after they were included in the indictment. That happened on a site that has posted messages from 'Q' of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Other sites posted the names as part of a 'hit list.'
Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, allegedly called the federal courthouse in Washington and left the threatening message - using a racist term for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan - on August 5, court records show
Fulton County DA Fanni Willis has herself been the recipient of racist attacks, she revealed weeks before the indictment.
Early this month, she forwarded to county commissioners one of the threats she said she has received, with the guidance to 'stay alert' and 'stay safe.'
She also forwarded an obscene message she said she received in the run up to the indictment of Trump and 18 other people, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
It called her a 'corrupt (racial expletive),' threatening, 'You are going to fail, you Jim Crow Democrat (expletive).'
The threat against Chutkan came August 5, according to court records.
Trump this week put the judge back in the spotlight by going after her online, calling her 'highly partisan,' and calling out her language while sentencing a January 6 defendant. 'She obviously wants me behind bars. VERY BIASED & UNFAIR!.'
Chutkan had herself warned Trump not about attacks on herself, but against statements that might intimidate a witness or impact the jury pool. She said 'inflammatory statements' might cause her to have to speed up the trial due to jury considerations.
The Texas woman, a supporter of Donald Trump has been charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing a criminal case against the former president, as well as a member of Congress.
Abigail Jo Shry of Alvin, Texas, allegedly called the federal courthouse in Washington and left the threatening message - using a racist term for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan - on August 5, court records show.
'Hey, you stupid slave n****r,' she began the message, which she left at the judge's chambers at 7:50 p.m., according to Department of Homeland Security officials.
Investigators traced her phone number and she later admitted to making the
