President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana).
A Nevada man is accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump and "every f—in Red Hat" and "Maga a—hole" he sees, with federal prosecutors saying he bragged about stockpiling weapons and ammunition.
"That orange pumpkin head would be ripe for popping with my 300 PRC that I just dialed in last weekend!" wrote Jason Utlaut, of Henderson, in a YouTube comment posted in September, according to a federal complaint.
A federal grand jury indicted Utlaut last week for threatening the president, according to court records. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada announced the indictment in a press release, saying Utlaut faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
"I've spent the last 18 months stockpiling weapons and ammo, I'm gonna kill every f—in Red Hat, every Maga a—hole, even Trump himself and anybody I can get ahold of," Utlaut allegedly said in another post. "Yeah, they'll get me in the end. But I'm gonna take thousands before they do #F—TRUMP."
His arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 18.
"F— the secret service and f— the FBI," Utlaut allegedly wrote in an Oct. 6 YouTube comment. "Somebody needs to kill that piece of s— Trump. It might be me. if you got a problem with it. Come, find me, motherf—ers, I've got plenty of ammo to go around."
YouTube's parent company, Google LLC, alerted the FBI's National Threat Operations Center on Oct. 16 about the comments, saying it believed the posts pointed to an "emergency involving imminent death or serious bodily injury" that the government needed to investigate, according to the complaint.
Google said the "threatening" comments came from the same YouTube channel, which used the name "VEGAS DEW," per the DOJ.
"D— I wish I was within a 1000yds of this motherf—er," Utlaut allegedly wrote on Sept. 18. His posts go as far back as June 28, when his account threatened to shoot a woman in the head with a 10 mm handgun, according to prosecutors.
A comment posted July 31 said, "Kill them, that's what I'm going to do," per the complaint. Investigators tied the YouTube account to Utlaut using Google account records, a phone number, internet-provider records and payment information, according to the complaint.
Law enforcement officers searched Utlaut's apartment and seized firearms, magazines and ammunition. The complaint lists semiautomatic pistols, AR-pattern rifles, shotguns and bolt-action rifles among the recovered weapons. Investigators noted that several appeared to be recent purchases.
Utlaut was caught speeding and running a red light before Henderson police pulled him over and arrested him, according to prosecutors. He was allegedly carrying a 10 mm pistol in the truck.
During questioning, Utlaut allegedly told an FBI task force officer he lived alone, nobody else should have access to his internet and he had "safes full of firearms" in his apartment. The DOJ said 15 firearms were seized during searches of his residence and vehicle.
Utlaut was initially arrested on a Nevada state charge alleging he made a threat or conveyed false information about an act of terrorism. The federal indictment charges him under a law prohibiting threats against the president.
"Threats of political violence and mass murder have no place in our society," FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher S. Delzotto said in a statement. "Mr. Utlaut allegedly threatened the life of President Trump, promoted a mass shooting, and expressed a willingness to carry out horrific acts of violence."
Delzotto added, "You cannot hide behind a screen, and you cannot escape accountability. Justice will find you!"
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