Texas man who allegedly threatened to kill ICE agents, harm DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered to stay in jail
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A Texas man charged with making online threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to remain in jail.

Robert King, 35, who was charged with transmitting interstate threats in federal court on Monday, was ordered to stay in detention by U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Toliver after a hearing in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, Fox News confirmed.

Toliver said King is a flight risk and a risk to the community, which solidified her ruling, despite his attorney arguing that he had no prior charges, no weapons and had been seeking treatment for mental health issues, including depression and suicidal thoughts.

King was upset by the ruling and was seen crying as he left the courtroom.

 

“Just wanna double down on what I said the other day: if ICE comes to your neighborhood, f****** shoot them and kill them. No mercy for the Gestapo,” King wrote, according to federal prosecutors.

During his Wednesday hearing, a government attorney said King’s social media threats came to light through the national FBI tip line. 

King was also living with his sister and brother-in-law, who is currently a police officer and a former Customs and Border Protection agent, when he allegedly made the threats, which resulted in him being thrown out of the house.

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King was living with his sister and brother-in-law, who is currently a police officer and was formerly a Customs and Border Protection agent, when he allegedly threatened ICE agents and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

King will remain in Kaufman County detention, though his attorney wants to transfer him elsewhere so he has access to mental health and other medications.  

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

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