HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Harrison County man faces prison time after he admitted to making threats against President Donald Trump and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Cody Lee Smith, 20, of Clarksburg plead guilty to making threats to kill Trump and to harm ICE agents, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Matt Harvey.
According to the release, on January 17, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department had reported that Smith posted threats on social media, including the threats against the president and ICE agents.
After the report, Homeland Security and ICE agents reviewed the Instagram posts, confirming multiple threats against Trump, his supporters, and federal law enforcement.
Also on that day, Smith sent a direct Instagram message to Trump, which contained a sexually violent threats against the president.
On January 18, Smith ended up calling the ICE tipline and threatened to kill ICE agents in Clarksburg, as well as the operator and the operator’s family.
Smith now faces up to five years for the presidential threat charge and up to 10 years in federal prison for the threats against ICE.