A grand jury has indicted a Cincinnati man who was arrested in July after he allegedly made multiple threats online to shoot and kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Anthony Marcus Kelly, 38, has been charged in a two-count indictment with making threats to assault or murder a United States official and with making threatening interstate communications, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement emphasized that threatening federal agents won’t be tolerated, sharing news of the indictment on social media:
“Threatening a U.S. official is a federal crime that can land you behind bars for 10 years. Making online threats carries an additional penalty of up to five years in prison,” ICE wrote.
Threatening a U.S. official is a federal crime that can land you behind bars for 10 years.
Making online threats carries an additional penalty of up to five years in prison. pic.twitter.com/UYxwuyFe06
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) August 26, 2025
Federal agents arrested Kelly after investigators identified the user behind the posts as Kelly. He allegedly made several threatening posts from June 26 through July 17 under the social media username “Slab.”
The posts called for the killing of ICE officers and detailed that he obtained firearms to carry out those threats. Kelly was arrested on July 22 and remains in federal custody.
In one of his posts, Kelly wrote “Why even bother with these damn courts anymore. #Gestapedos don’t deserve anything but the smoke coming for them anyway. #RevolutionIsTheSolution #DestroyICE they’re rabid dogs that need to be put down. Including #KristiNoem #DogmeatWalking.”
In another, he wrote, “You come here for me, you’re getting shot. And I’m not looking to disable […] I’m shooting for the kill. I won’t give a **** about your names, who you are, or anything else.”
Authorities were alerted to a social media user going by the name of “Slab” after he allegedly made multiple posts from his account on the social media site Bluesky, WLWT 5 previously reported.
During a search of his home, Homeland Security Investigations Cincinnati recovered one firearm and ammunition from his residence.
ICE agents have experienced a 1000% surge in physical assaults, doxxing and online threats as they work to enforce immigration law. In another recent pinned X post, ICE shared the consequences for those who commit such crimes:
- Assaulting, impeding or obstructing is up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines
- Cyberstalking is up to five years in prison
- Making online threats is up to 20 years in prison
- Doxxing is up to five years in prison
Last week, a group of 15-20 violent rioters in San Francisco, California, assaulted, punched and pepper sprayed ICE agents.
Adrian Guerrero is a U.S. citizen who identifies as a woman and goes by “Angie,” per Fox News. According to court filings, Guerrero slashed the tire of a government vehicle and threatened to stab a law enforcement officer.
Guerrero was charged with assault and destruction of federal property but later released on bail. When arrested, Guerrero had a black knife, a patterned headscarf and orange-tinged goggles visible in the attack.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has bragged about Southern California’s “rapid response” network to report and respond to ICE raids. Despite the ongoing attacks on federal officers, they are not backing down as they carry out duties they are sworn to uphold.
“We’re making Los Angeles and California a safer place,” said Gregory Bovino, U.S. Customs and Border Protection California Commander at Large, in the Fox report. “We’re going to continue to do that and they can take that one to the bank and cash it.”
Bovino regularly shares updates on illegal alien apprehensions in southern California on his X account.
“We have one mission: Enforce U.S. immigration law,” he posted after the San Francisco assault. “We stand united with our federal partners participating in enforcement operations. Assaults on any federal officers will face legal consequences. We are here to do our job; we will not be intimidated.”
We have one mission: Enforce U.S. immigration law.
We stand united with our federal partners participating in enforcement operations. Assaults on any federal officers will face legal consequences. We are here to do our job; we will not be intimidated. #DHS #CBP #USBP… pic.twitter.com/00GXkoGb16
— Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) August 21, 2025
