An individual from Ohio is now confronting federal charges, accused of using online platforms to issue threats against supporters of Donald Trump and immigration authorities. According to the Justice Department, the man expressed violent intentions with statements such as his eagerness to attack ICE agents and Trump supporters.

The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Justin Novoa from Columbus, reportedly made incendiary remarks on his X account. As detailed in a federal complaint, Novoa wrote, “Blast every ICE agent,” among other threats.

Novoa allegedly criticized law enforcement by saying, “Masked, unmarked vehicles, no badge or id,” and claimed, “Every legal right to shoot these p—es,” reflecting a profound hostility toward immigration officers.

The complaint states that these alarming messages were disseminated throughout 2025, targeting not only ICE personnel but also Trump supporters, Caucasians, and Jewish individuals. Screenshots of these posts have been documented in the legal filing.

As a result, Novoa is facing charges for issuing threatening communications across state lines, including threats to harm or kill a federal law enforcement officer.

“I have a m4 carbine ready to use on these r—ed filthy subhuman rats,” Novoa allegedly said in May 2025. “May the resistance stand tall,” he said in January 2025, according to the complaint.

The Department of Homeland Security received information in December 2025 regarding Novoa’s threats and launched an investigation. Federal agents executed a search warrant at his residence that month and seized multiple firearms from a weapons cache he allegedly had in his home. Novoa was caught with two rifles, two shotguns and one handgun, ammunition, helmets and body armor, per the complaint.

“Threatening to kill a federal officer is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison,” DOJ officials said in a press release on Thursday. “Making threatening interstate communications carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison.”

Novoa is being held in Franklin County without bond.