Making death threats

Virginia man charged with making death threats against Harris

Dareh Gregorian

A Virginia man has been charged with making numerous death threats against the vice president.

Frank Carillo of Winchester, Virginia, allegedly posted numerous extremely violent threats about Harris last month using an alias on the social media site GETTR. A criminal complaint unsealed in the Western District of Virginia on Friday alleged that Carillo had posted about Harris 19 times, including threats to shoot, stab, or burn her alive.

In one of the July 27 posts, Carillo said if she's elected, “I will shoot and kill everyone” who tries to stop him from taking her out, the complaint said. Investigators said a search of his home turned up two guns — a handgun that he bought in 2023 and an RF-15 rifle that he purchased earlier this year.

He also allegedly made statements targeting other federal officials, including Biden and FBI Director Christopher Wray, the complaint said. Carillo was painted as being in disbelief when he was arrested, telling officers, "This is all over a comment, huh?” 

At an initial court appearance in the case today, he was ordered detained until at least his next court hearing Thursday