California Man Arrested for Allegedly Mailing Death Threat to Conservative Influencer Benny Johnson

The arrest comes amid a rise in acts of political violence across the country.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

A man has been arrested and accused of sending a threatening letter to conservative influencer Benny Johnson wishing death upon him and his whole family, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Back in her hometown of Tampa, Florida, on Oct. 10, Bondi said that George Russell Isbell Jr., 69, of San Diego, was arrested and charged with the federal crime of mailing threatening communications.