A Texas man who poses an online threat to U.S. immigration and customs enforcement agent and Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem was ordered to remain in prison Wednesday by a judge.
Fox News confirmed that Robert King, who was accused of detaining an interstate threat in federal court on Monday, was ordered to take the custody after a hearing in Dallas.
Toliver said King was a risk of flight and community risk, and despite alleging that his lawyers had no prior charge or weapons, he had sought treatment for mental health issues such as depression and suicidal ideation.
King was seen crying when he was pissed off by the ruling and leaving the courtroom.
The Texan man who vowed to shoot and killed the ice agent said Noem should be in the “Grag.”
The judge ordered Texas Robert King, 35, to remain trapped on charges of sending an interstate threat during a custody hearing in Dallas on Wednesday. (Ministry of Homeland Security)
King was arrested on March 29th in McKinney, Texas.
In his first post, King shared an article on PBS Newshour, writing:
He then threatens to kill the ice agent in the second post, where he describes him as “a secret police with no real legal authority,” adding that if he sees an agent in the neighborhood, he is “lit a fire.” A few days later, he doubled the threat.
Robert King wrote on Facebook that Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem wrote, “I hope to meet a horribly painful endmise.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
DHS Sec Kristi Noem in ‘Alarming’ social media post, man accused of threatening ice agents
“I just want to double what I said the other day. If ice comes to your neighborhood, I’ll shoot and kill f******. There’s no mercy in the Gestapo,” King writes.
During his Wednesday hearing, a government lawyer said King’s social media threats have been revealed through FBI chip lines around the country.
King also lived with his sister and stepbrothers. He is now a police officer and a former customs border security agent who was kicked out of the house because he was allegedly committed a threat.
King lived with his sister and stepbrothers. He is now a police officer and previously a customs and border protection agent. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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King remains in Kaufman County custody, but his lawyers want to move him elsewhere, allowing him to access mental health and other medications.
Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
