St. Paul Man Federally Charged for Alleged $45,000 Murder-for-Hire Plot Against AG Pam Bondi
Tyler Maxon Avalos, 30, from St. Paul, Minnesota, was federally charged for allegedly posting a $45,000 murder-for-hire bounty on TikTok targeting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Overview
- Tyler Maxon Avalos, a 30-year-old man from St. Paul, Minnesota, was arrested and federally charged by the Department of Justice for an alleged online threat.
- Avalos is accused of posting a $45,000 bounty on TikTok for the murder of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, which prompted an FBI investigation.
- The alleged threat on TikTok specifically depicted a "sniper-scope red dot" on Attorney General Pam Bondi's forehead, indicating serious intent in the murder-for-hire plot.
- The Department of Justice has charged Avalos in connection with this alleged "murder-for-hire" plot, which was publicly communicated through his TikTok account.
- Avalos has a documented criminal history in Minnesota, including a 2022 felony stalking conviction and a 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault conviction.
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"A Minnesota man was arrested and is facing federal charges after allegedly offering $45,000 for the killing of Attorney General Pam Bondi."
USA TODAY"A Minnesota man was arrested earlier this month and charged with threatening Attorney General Pam Bondi in a TikTok post that appeared to place a $45,000 bounty on the nation's top law enforcement official."
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Tyler Maxon Avalos is a 30-year-old man from St. Paul, Minnesota, who has a documented criminal history including a 2022 felony stalking conviction, a 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault conviction in Minnesota, and a 2016 felony third-degree domestic battery conviction in Florida.
Avalos allegedly posted a TikTok video offering a $45,000 bounty for the killing of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. The post showed an image of Bondi with a sniper-scope red dot on her forehead accompanied by the caption 'WANTED: Pam Bondi — REWARD: $45,000 — DEAD OR ALIVE (Preferably Dead)' and a further caption implying threat, which prompted a federal investigation.
A TikTok user in Detroit flagged the post on October 9, which led to an FBI investigation. The FBI traced the TikTok account to Tyler Maxon Avalos in St. Paul, Minnesota, and arrested him following the probe.
Avalos faces federal charges for allegedly posting a murder-for-hire bounty on Attorney General Pam Bondi via TikTok, which constitutes making a threat against a federal official and prompting a federal criminal investigation.
Following his arrest, Avalos made an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge in Minneapolis and was released on a personal recognizance bond.
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