TikTok threat offering bounty on Pam Bondi leads to federal charges, FBI says

Tyler Avalos allegedly posted a video with crosshairs over Bondi’s face and a $45,000 reward for her death, FBI saysA man from Minnesota with a history of past convictions has been arrested and faces federal charges for allegedly using social media to threaten the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, by suggesting he would pay $45,000 for her death.According to an FBI affidavit viewed by the Guardian, Tyler Maxon Avalos posted a TikTok video featuring a photo of Bondi with a “sniper scope red dot” on her forehead, with text reading: “WANTED: Pam Bondi. REWARD: 45,000. DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD).” Continue reading...

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