() A librarian in Minnesota may have stopped a violent crime from occurring, according to court documents filed this month.  

Robert Ivers is charged with threatening to assault or murder a federal judge, according to the 16-page affidavit filed in federal court. 

On Sept. 3, police responded to the public library in Wayzata, Minnesota, after library staff allegedly saw Ivers copying a document called “How to Kill a Federal Judge.”

Ivers allegedly showed a librarian the manuscript, including a page that stated “something about killing children,” the affidavit read. 

Before exiting the library, Ivers gave the staff a copy of his manuscript, the court document stated.

After his arrest, authorities looked at the manuscript, which had a photo of a man pointing a rifle on the cover, the affidavit states. 

Investigators say the second page read, “In this five star blood soaked killing guide Mr. Ivers exacts a Violent Revenge,” as well as how this manifesto is “designed to teach extremists how to plan, train, hunt, stalk and kill anyone including judges, their family members, politicians, and more!” Ivers added that “the harsh reality is that judges are going to die.”

Ivers continued in his manuscript that he was “falsely indicted by a deceived U.S. grand jury,” and he is “demanding his conviction be overturned.”

While investigating Ivers’ conduct in the library, law enforcement discovered that he was reported for “abnormal behavior” at a church in Minnetonka, Minnesota.  Church staff looked into Ivers’ background and learned he had made “threats of violence,” had a felony conviction and had made prior “racist commentary.” After discovering his background, the church staff contacted law enforcement on August 28, 2025.

Police searched Ivers’ vehicle and found “lists of federal judges,” along with CO2 cartridges, a container of pellets, a box of fireworks and 20 copies of the manuscript. 

On one of Ivers’ lists, he mentioned a federal judge who presided over Ivers’ prior trial and a defense attorney “who gave witness testimony” in the case.

The affidavit did not state the names of the judges listed in the manuscript or the lists. 

During his interview with law enforcement, Ivers told police his manuscript was “supposed to” scare people. 

The affidavit said the manuscript included several threats of political violence, including one message stating “left wing radicals take oaths to kill right wing judges on the Supreme Court.”

The arrest came days before conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a college campus in Utah, which has led to ongoing debates about political violence.

Ivers is currently in police custody.