A Texas man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to assassinate Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s widow at her upcoming event, according to reports and court records.
San Antonio police charged 26-year-old Jacob Wenske over alleged online posts threatening to kill TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk as she attended a June women’s leadership summit, KSAT and San Antonio Express-News reported. Wenske allegedly wished death on “every Christian nationalist” like her, echoing the hateful ideology that authorities tied to Charlie Kirk’s September assassination.
“Death to Erika Kirk and every single speaker there!! America will live on without those scum on this earth,” Wenske allegedly posted online ahead of the event, outlets reported. “Every Christian nationalist shall perish in the bombing that will take place at every single Turning Point rally and event.”
“I know exactly where to bomb,” police reportedly quoted Wenske as saying in a related post.
An attorney for Wenske did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. The defendant was booked on a terroristic threat charge on Thursday and ordered to pay $60,000 bond for release, county records show.
Authorities arrested 23-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah in September on charges of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event in Orem that month. Robinson is accused of targeting Kirk for his conservative viewpoints based on alleged comments to his family and transgender-identifying boyfriend.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination prompted widespread calls for a national reckoning on political violence. Video footage from April also showed Erika Kirk fleeing from the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. after a gunman opened fire in an alleged assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump.
“Turning Point USA takes all threats seriously and we work closely with law enforcement at all levels to respond to and resolve any threats,” the group said in a Thursday X post responding to Wenske’s arrest. “We are grateful to the San Antonio Police Department and the FBI for their rapid response and arrest of the individual making these threats. The safety of our attendees, speakers, and staff is always our top priority. All TPUSA events include enhanced, multi-layered security measures that are enforced by both private security and local police.”
“We refuse to let threats silence us,” TPUSA said. “We look forward to a successful and inspiring gathering June 5–7 in San Antonio for 2,500+ ladies attending the Women’s Leadership Summit!”
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