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Butler man sentenced to 4 years for threatening Trump and federal officials

Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for threatening to kill President Trump and other officials.

3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 1, 2026, 7:54 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m. ETWritten Sep 2, 2026, 4:52 a.m. ET
Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, Pennsylvania, was on September 1, 2026, to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the Butler Eagle and BNO News. The sentence was imposed after Monper pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to assault and kill United States officials and federal law enforcement officers. Court documents describe the conduct behind the charges. The Butler Eagle reported that Monper posted threatening statements regarding Trump, other federal officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents between January 15 and April 5, 2025, and purchased three handguns in February and March 2025. BNO News reported that the government said Monper posted threats on YouTube to kill President Trump, Elon Musk, U.S. officials, and ICE agents, and wrote about committing a mass shooting and stockpiling guns and ammunition. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department, according to both outlets. The announced the sentencing, as reported by BNO News; the Butler Eagle described the court as the .

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 2, 2026, 4:22 a.m. ET

    Butler man sentenced to 4 years for threatening Trump and federal officials

    Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on September 1, 2026, to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the Butler Eagle and BNO News. The sentence stems from charges of threatening to assault and kill United States officials and federal law enforcement officers.

    According to the Butler Eagle, Monper posted threatening statements regarding Trump, other federal officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents between January 15 and April 5, 2025, and purchased three handguns in February and March 2025. BNO News reported that the government said Monper posted threats on YouTube to kill President Trump, Elon Musk, U.S. officials, and ICE agents, and wrote about committing a mass shooting and stockpiling guns and ammunition.

    The case was investigated by the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court were involved, according to conflicting reports from BNO News and the Butler Eagle.

  2. Sep 1, 2026, 7:54 p.m. ETFirst report

    Butler man sentenced to 4 years for threatening Trump and federal officials

    A Butler man was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for threatening to assault and kill U.S. officials and federal law enforcement officers, according to the Butler Eagle.

    Shawn Monper, 33, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Sept. 1, 2026. The charges stem from threatening statements he posted regarding Trump, other federal officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents between Jan. 15 and April 5, 2025, and his purchase of three handguns in February and March 2025, the newspaper reported.

    The FBI and Butler Township Police Department investigated the case.

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