Christopher Plyler, 43, pleaded guilty to posting a comment that read, "Let them come I’m ready to kill ICE Nazis and make them pay with their lives the war is on."
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — A Grand Haven man will spend a year in prison for threatening Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents online, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey.
Christopher Ray Plyler, 43, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for communicating an interstate threat. According to investigators, Plyler posted threatening comments on YouTube videos about the civil unrest in Minneapolis spurred by immigration enforcement.
In one of these messages, Plyler reportedly discussed using chemicals to attack ICE agents, and his Google search history showed he looked up how to make hazardous gases.
Plyler pleaded guilty in May to posting a comment that read, "Let them come I’m ready to kill ICE Nazis and make them pay with their lives the war is on."
“Threatening federal officers for doing their job will not be tolerated in this district. Our immigration laws were enacted by our representatives in Congress and they will be enforced," said VerHey. "Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been given this job, and it is unreasonable for anyone to direct their anger towards them for doing it. Nobody gets to veto federal law by making threats against these officers, and anyone who tries will be prosecuted by my office.”
“There is a clear line between expressing an opinion and threatening to kill federal law enforcement officers. Crossing that line has consequences,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. “I am grateful for the outstanding work of our FBI Grand Rapids Resident Agency Joint Terrorism Task Force and the United States Secret Service. Their diligence, coordination, and commitment helped disrupt a potential threat before it could be carried out.”
The case was investigated by the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service.
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