An Indiana resident, Douglas Thrams, has been sentenced following a series of alarming threats he made against then-President Donald Trump. Thrams, aged 23, used the social media platform TikTok to call for violent actions, urging viewers to abandon protests in favor of using “weapons” for what he described as “real f—ing change,” according to court documents.

On Thursday, Thrams received a sentence of time served, alongside two years of supervised release. This decision came after Thrams had already spent 10 months detained due to the threats. The sentence was issued by U.S. District Judge Cristal Brisco, appointed by President Joe Biden, who followed the recommendations put forth by both the Justice Department and Thrams’ public defender.

Thrams’ threatening behavior came to light in January 2025 when he posted a series of disturbing videos on his TikTok account. Federal prosecutors noted in their sentencing memorandum last month that in one of these videos, Thrams urged viewers to exercise their “Second Amendment” rights by taking up arms at their “local government building,” suggesting that such actions were “the only way forward.”

In another video, he was seen tapping an airsoft rifle, encouraging viewers to “show up” with their Second Amendment rights, claiming that “there is literally no way forward without violence.” His rhetoric escalated as he urged people to abandon peaceful protests and instead use weapons to effect change, further emphasizing his belief that using one’s “rights” was imperative for achieving “real f—ing change.”

In another video, Thrams stated, “Hey can we stop talking about it and actually be about it. Seriously. Stop talking about it. Be about it. Take your Second Amendment, go to your local government building, and f—ing be about it. You want to see some real f—ing change in this world, stop protesting and stop using your voice, and use your f—ing rights. Use your weapons. That’s the only way forward.”

The clips were removed by TikTok and flagged by authorities in Indiana, who alerted FBI agents and helped track Thrams down. He was arrested and booked in St. Joseph County on a charge of making threats against a president. He pleaded guilty in August.

“We the people need to band together and use our rights, amendments, and constitutes and take our weapons that are a part of our Second Amendment right to bear arms and either instill the fear of God in the government or use those right to outright just overthrow the government and institute a new one,” Thrams said in another TikTok post, according to the DOJ’s federal complaint.

Referencing Trump, Thrams stated, “He needs to be assassinated and this time, don’t f—ing miss,” according to the complaint.

“I am down for the cause. I am down to mow the lawn. I’m down to paint the town red,” Thrams also stated in another video.

Thrams additionally made references to “encourage people” to go to their local government buildings and “not go to the Capitol Building like they did for January 6th,” the complaint says. “You tell me where to point that godd— weapon and we can go Nazi hunting,” Thrams vowed.

The young man added, “It is in our Declaration of Independence that if we see fit, we the people see fit, that we are being controlled by a tyrannical government, or just an evil one, that we are legally allowed to use our rights, laws, amendments, and constitutes to take control of said government, possibly even enforce a new one if need be. So yes, I’m down for the cause. Like I said, I’m down to paint the town red … Just tell me where to go.”