Staff Reports
A Minnesota man has been arrested after an online post that openly offered a $45,000 bounty for the life of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, a chilling example of the violent threats being normalized on the left. Federal agents say the post was not idle rhetoric but an explicit call for murder, and the suspect was taken into custody after the FBI traced the digital trail.
What the feds recovered is gruesome and unmistakable: a mock “wanted” image of Bondi with a sniper red-dot over her forehead and the words “REWARD: 45,000 DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).” This isn’t edgy protest — it is a bounty poster promising violence against a high-ranking official, posted for anyone to see on TikTok.
Investigators moved fast after a vigilant social-media user reported the post to the FBI on October 9, and agents worked with tech companies to trace the account back to Tyler Maxon Avalos of St. Paul. According to court filings, records from TikTok, Google and a Comcast account supplied the digital breadcrumbs that led to his arrest on October 16. This case proves once again that the internet is not a refuge for would-be killers.
Court filings also show Avalos has a troubling criminal history, including prior stalking and domestic-violence convictions in multiple states, which only underscores the danger posed by his online bounty post. This is not a first-time offender mouthing off on social media; this is someone with a record of violent behavior who escalated into an explicit death-threat. The public has a right to be furious that such a person was allowed back on the streets so quickly.
Here’s the part the elites won’t like: the very same federal docket that documents the arrest also shows a federal magistrate judge signing an order setting conditions of release and freeing Avalos under supervision on October 22, 2025. The judge’s order — signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko — imposed GPS monitoring, curfew, and strict restrictions, but it did result in the defendant being released rather than held in custody pending further proceedings. That document is public and it raises legitimate questions about priorities in our justice system.
Conservatives and hardworking Americans are right to be outraged. When a violent threat targets a supporter of law and order, the instinct should be to lock the perpetrator up and keep them locked up until trial, not to send them home with an electronic monitor and strict warnings. The selective softness toward left-wing political violence is now painfully obvious to anyone paying attention.
This double standard is not theoretical. January 6 defendants and other patriotic Americans are still facing harsh treatment while violent radicals linked to anarchist movements sometimes get release under supervision. That contrast fuels the perception — and too often the reality — of two systems of justice: one for political allies of the regime, and another for everyone else. We should demand equal treatment under the law, not preferential treatment for those who threaten it.
Enough talk. Law enforcement did its job to find and arrest a credible threat, but the court’s decision to release the defendant under conditions is a wake-up call for citizens and lawmakers alike. If judges are going to treat violent threats as manageable nuisances, then Congress and state officials must act to protect public servants and ordinary Americans from the violence being fomented online.
Patriots must stay informed and mobilize. Support brave journalists who expose these stories, press your elected representatives to defend our officials and our laws, and remember this when you vote. Our safety, and the safety of the people who uphold law and order, depends on it.
