Georgia Man Arrested for Alleged Death Threats Against Tulsi Gabbard and Family

LILBURN, Ga. — A 24-year-old Georgia man was arrested last week on charges of sending threatening text messages to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her family, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, a resident of Lilburn, faces federal charges of transmitting interstate threats after allegedly targeting Gabbard, her husband Abraham Williams, and President Donald Trump with violent messages.

According to court documents, Amin sent a series of threatening text messages between March 29 and April 1, 2025, which included statements such as, “You and your family are going to die soon,” and “I will personally do the job if necessary.” Another message chillingly warned, “Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear. America will burn,” prosecutors said. The threats extended to Gabbard’s husband, with one text instructing Williams to “tell your wife to always be on her best behavior and not to disobey Mr. Vladimir Putin’s orders,” accompanied by a photo of Gabbard.

Federal investigators also uncovered related threats on Amin’s social media accounts, including images depicting a firearm pointed at photographs of Gabbard and the couple together. A search of Amin’s home in Lilburn’s 700 block of Stacey Court yielded a firearm, bolstering the case against him. The FBI emphasized its zero-tolerance stance on such threats, with Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown stating, “Let this arrest serve as a clear warning: if you engage in this kind of criminal behavior, you will be caught and you will go to prison”.

Amin was taken into custody on April 11, 2025, by FBI agents in Atlanta and has been ordered detained pending trial, following his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie Jr. underscored the severity of the offense, saying, “Threatening to harm public officials is a criminal act that cannot be excused as political discourse”.

The threats against Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii who joined the Republican Party in 2024 and assumed the role of Director of National Intelligence in 2025, come amid a wave of violent rhetoric targeting Trump administration officials. Gabbard herself expressed gratitude to law enforcement, posting on X: “Thank you

@FBI, @USMarshalsHQ, and local law enforcement for your service and dedication in apprehending this radicalized, dangerous criminal who repeatedly threatened the lives of me, my family, and @realDonaldTrump”.

This incident marks the second known instance of Gabbard facing death threats. In 2013, Aniruddha Sherbow was arrested for allegedly threatening to decapitate Gabbard, then a U.S. Representative, in a profanity-laced voicemail and email. The recent threats also referenced broader anti-American sentiments, with Amin reportedly texting the Houthi motto: “God is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse be upon the Jews, Victory to Islam”.

The case is part of the Justice Department’s broader Operation Take Back America, aimed at combating violent crime and threats against public officials. Amin is charged under Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c), which prohibits transmitting interstate threats to injure others. As the investigation continues, authorities have not disclosed how Amin obtained Williams’ phone number or further details about his motives.

The arrest has drawn attention to the escalating threats faced by public figures, with Acting U.S. Attorney Moultrie vowing to “vigorously prosecute individuals who commit these acts of violence”. Gabbard, a decorated military veteran and former presidential candidate, remains a polarizing figure, having attracted both admiration and criticism for her political shifts and foreign policy stances. 17GEN4.com