A librarian from West Virginia has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to recruit individuals on social media to assassinate President Trump.
Morgan L. Morrow, a 39-year-old resident of Ripley, was arrested after a TikTok video surfaced in which she mentioned, “Surely a sn!per with a terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 343 million,” as per a criminal complaint obtained by WOWK.
The statement was interpreted as an endorsement for Trump’s assassination, leading to Morrow being charged with one count of threats of terroristic acts on Monday.
The librarian at Jackson County Public Library was apprehended at her residence and reportedly confessed to law enforcement that the TikTok message was “intended as a threat directed toward President Donald J. Trump.”
According to the complaint, Morrow disclosed her “personal reasons for wishing harm upon the president,” without further details provided.
Morrow asserted that she did not have any intentions of personally executing the threat, as per the complaint.
However, deputies highlighted that such statements are “designed to encourage, inspire or entice others to carry out the threatened act, regardless of whether the speaker publicly intends to personally do so.”
“When you saddle up on the horse of stupidity, you have to be prepared for the ride that follows,” remarked Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger to WOWK.
“We’re just trying to do our part in making sure that it’s not acted upon, and there’s no one that’s following her footsteps to try to carry out the plan,” Mellinger added.
Mellinger emphasized that such threats cannot be condoned, irrespective of political affiliation.
“It’s acceptable to criticize the government. It’s acceptable to criticize things you disagree with,” Mellinger stated, “but when you begin advocating violence and plotting to carry out such violence while recruiting others to execute the plan, that clearly sentence in a more concise manner:
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