Upstate New York man charged with threatening Donald Trump Jr online: ‘I’m going to kill you’

An Upstate New York man has been busted for allegedly threatening to assassinate first son Donald Trump Jr.
James Gerald Eckert Jr., 39, of Rochester, NY, allegedly used his full name while posting a series of chilling threats to President Trump’s oldest son in the group chat on Don Jr.’s podcast, federal prosecutors said Monday.
“Im going to kill you, (expletive), I am going to kill this (expletive) on the screen,” read some of the messages on the feed for “Triggered with Donald Trump Jr.,” according to authorities.
The threats were spotted by a member of the US Secret Service on duty at Don Jr.’s home on June 18, according to the criminal complaint.
Eckert also allegedly made repeated threats to Don Jr. in a rambling eight-minute video on the video platform Rumble while watching a stream of the first son’s podcast.
“Your [sic] (expletive) dead, its over guys,” Eckert allegedly wrote, adding, “I’m going to go to YouTube and be calm and I’m still going to (expletive) kill Trump Junior. We’re going to get to World Peace. (Expletive) die guy. Try to get out of this surviving. (Expletive) you forever. (Expletive) you forever,” according to authorities.
He also allegedly threatened Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski, and earlier posted threats against Rochester’s Democratic Mayor, Malik Evans, on a Facebook account also using Eckert’s full name, the feds said.

“Mayor Malik Evans, I am coming for your family. Seriously, you will lose them to me personally. Stand by. This will not go away until you are dead or [REDACTED] is behind bars. Deal with this,” read the message posted on June 7, according to the criminal complaint.
Just four days later, on June 11, the same account made a threatening post against New York State Senator Samra Brook.
“You are going to die,” read the comment on Brook’s official Facebook page.
Eckert was charged with threats to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon a member of the immediate family of the President, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
He made an initial appearance on Monday before US Magistrate Judge Mark W Pedersen and was held pending a detention hearing on July 20.