Jauan Rashun Porter, a resident of Rome, Georgia, has been sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transmitting threats to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump and murder federal agents. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II and includes an additional three years of supervised release.
According to information presented in court, on July 26, 2025, Porter participated in a TikTok livestream about President Trump and made several threatening statements, including: “So there’s only one way to make America great and that is putting a bullet in between Trump’s eyes.” He further stated:
“I’m gonna kill Donald Trump. I’m gonna put a 7.62 bullet inside his forehead.”
“I’m gonna watch him bleed out and I’m gonna watch him die.”
“It’ll be on the news . . . his rally is coming up pretty soon and I’m going there and I’m going to put a bullet in his head.”
“I’mma load up a rifle [and] sit inside . . . an abandoned building . . . and when he approaches the rally . . . I’m gonna put one . . . if not the face then . . . in his chest.”
When questioned about possible intervention by federal agents, Porter responded: “I’m gonna kill them too . . . and then kill myself[.]”
Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Secret Service, Floyd County Police Department, and State of Georgia probation conducted searches at Porter’s residence during their investigation. They found two pipes, pistol ammunition, and Tannerite (an explosive), but did not locate any firearms.
Porter has previous felony convictions in Floyd County for offenses such as terroristic threats (2018-2019), influencing a witness (2019), unlawful act of violence in a penal institution (2023), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (2023), and battery domestic violence.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg commented on the case: “Threatening to kill the President of the United States is an abhorrent crime that cannot be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Because the Constitution affords no protection to political violence, we will continue to work closely with our federal partners to identify and prosecute criminals who make such threats.”
Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service Atlanta Field Office Robert Donovan added: “When free speech devolves into threats against the President of the United States or any of our protectees, you can expect the United States Secret Service to bring those criminals to justice,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service Atlanta Field Office, Robert Donovan. “We appreciate the work of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as well as our local law enforcement partners for their assistance in this case.”
The investigation was led by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from multiple local agencies including Floyd County Police Department and Troup County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Pearce prosecuted the case.
Theodore S. Hertzberg serves as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (official website), where priorities include prosecuting crimes such as terrorism and civil rights violations while working with law enforcement partners across north Georgia’s large population region (official website). The office acts as principal federal law enforcement agency for criminal prosecutions and civil cases within its jurisdiction (official website).
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