Rome, Georgia man sentenced for threatening to shoot the President

Jauan Rashun Porter

ROME, Georgia (WDEF) – A North Georgia man who posted threats against the President on a TikTok livestream has gotten a three year prison sentence.

Prosecutors say Jauan Rashun Porter from Rome joined the livestream on President Trump called “Alligator Alcatraz” last summer.

His comment was “So there’s only one way to make America great and that is putting a bullet in between Trump’s eyes.”

“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.”

“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 partners at the local law enforcement partners for their assistance in this case.”

Prosecutors say Porter later posted:

“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.”

Floyd County and state probation officers later found two pipes, pistol ammunition and Tannerite at his apartment.  But they did not find a gun.

Porter was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison.