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Inset: Kadrioan Santiago (Garrard County Sheriff’s Department). Background: President Donald Trump gives remarks during an event celebrating the 2024 Stanley Cup Champion the Florida Panthers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images).
A man from Kentucky, identified as Kadrioan Santiago, stands accused of issuing violent threats against President Donald Trump and other individuals, while amassing a collection of firearms and tactical gear. Federal prosecutors disclosed these allegations, highlighting the severity of the threats made by the 23-year-old resident of Berea.
Santiago faces charges of making interstate threatening communications, with his targets reportedly including Trump, ICE agents, and others. Details of his threats are outlined in a criminal complaint, which Law&Crime obtained, and further elaborated in a press release from the U.S. Justice Department.
According to the Department of Justice, Santiago, using the Instagram handle ‘kadi_skating,’ posted a series of alarming threats between January and March of 2026. These threats included graphic intentions against President Trump, such as cutting his face with a razor and feeding it to stray dogs. Additionally, Santiago expressed desires to harm law enforcement and urged others to take similar actions against ICE agents.
The complaint further reveals Santiago’s claim of being driven by political violence, stating in January 2026 that “no one is spared” from his intended wrath. He also shared a chilling message on March 2, advocating extreme violence, saying, “STUFF A GRENADE IN THEIR AHH AND BLOW IT UP,” while expressing a willingness to defend queer rights through violent means.
“STUFF A GRENADE IN THEIR AHH AND BLOW IT UP,” he said in a March 2 post, according to the complaint. “I’ll defend your queer rights with my guns.”
Taking aim at the president, Santiago wrote, “DEATH TO TRUMP” and warned that “@potus better never let me get my hands on you,” per the complaint.
“I will actually drag a razor blade down your face and slip it under your skin and pull your skin off, cook it and feed it to some stray dogs,” Santiago allegedly said in a March 27 post.
Other alleged threats included, “Death to the American nazi regime” and “the american people NEED to start shooting at the necks, legs, and arms of ICE agents.”
Prosecutors say the FBI “received information” about Santiago’s “politically violent threats” and launched an investigation on April 3. The young man had been posting videos and photos online of weapons and ammunition he compiled, including footage put up on Instagram as recently as March 23 and March 24.
“Registered car, unregistered firearms,” Santiago said in a March 23 post that showed an image of an “assault firearm” resting on a person’s lap that is believed to be him, according to the complaint.
Santiago was arrested by deputies with the Garrard County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop on April 14. An arsenal was found on him that included a “handgun, an AR-15-style rifle, an additional long gun, multiple magazines, a Kevlar helmet, gas masks, and various survival gear,” according to the sheriff’s office.
“The nature of these federal charges, combined with the weapons and tactical gear located, is extremely alarming,” said Garrard County Sheriff Willie Skeens in a statement. “Fortunately, nobody was injured during this arrest.”
Santiago is due to appear in court Monday for a detention and preliminary hearing.
“To those who choose to hide behind the anonymity of a screen to unleash threats against the President of the United States, other government officials, and law enforcement, the FBI will find you” said Olivia Olson, FBI special agent in charge for the Louisville Field Office. “It is against the law to post threatening communications online, and the FBI and our partners will use every available resource to identify, locate, and arrest those who choose to do so.”