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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of George Isbell Jr., accused of mailing a death threat to podcaster Benny Johnson days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Isbell was taken into custody Oct. 7 in San Diego and federally charged with mailing a threatening communication, carrying a maximum five-year sentence. U.S. Attorney Greg Kehoe said the letter threatened Johnson’s “extermination” and that he should be “strangled by an American flag.” Bondi condemned political violence at a Tampa news conference; FBI Director Kash Patel vowed continued enforcement. Isbell has not entered a plea; no attorney contact was available.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.