"A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posting a $45,000 bounty on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's life in a TikTok post, according to the FBI. Federal agents say Tyler Maxon Avalos, of Minnesota, was detained on Oct. 16 after a tipster alerted authorities to what prosecutors describe as an online murder-for-hire plot targeting Bondi. Court filings allege Avalos uploaded a photo of the attorney general with a red target icon dotted on her forehead, captioned: WANTED: Pam Bondi / REWARD: 45,000 DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD)."
"Beneath the image, he reportedly added: Cough cough. When they don't serve us, then what? Alleged threat as shown in the affidavit. (Screengrab via court document) Investigators say Avalos, who used the handle Wacko also linked to An Anarchist FAQ book on his TikTok profile. Authorities noted his history of violence and prior convictions, including stalking and domestic battery, writing in the affidavit:"
"[Avalos] has a multistate conviction history including a July 2022 felony stalking conviction from Dakota County, an August 2016 felony third-degree domestic battery from Polk County, Florida, and an April 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault from Dakota County, which appears to have been reduced from a felony domestic assault by strangulation charge. He now faces a federal charge of interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person and faces a potential prison sentence under federal law."
Tyler Maxon Avalos, 29, was detained Oct. 16 after a tipster reported an alleged online murder-for-hire plot targeting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Avalos is accused of posting a TikTok image of Bondi with a red target icon and a caption offering a $45,000 reward “DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD),” and of adding threatening language beneath the image. Investigators noted his alleged anarchist ties and a history of violent convictions. Court filings charge him with interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person, which carries potential federal prison time. His attorney said he is not guilty. Bondi has not responded.
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