A 35-year-old man from a small Texas town has been charged after threatening to blow up the White House and kill federal law enforcement officers and others.
Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck announced the charges Thursday.
“A Grimes County man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with Interstate Transmission of Threatening Communications,” the Houston FBI posted on X. “Peter James Bloomfield is accused of posting online threats about killing FBI agents, the president, and others. “
Bloomfield was taken into federal custody on June 10. He is currently detained and expected in the coming days to make his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in Houston.
The criminal complaint alleges Bloomfield operated a Texas-based X account that posted several threatening messages aimed at federal law enforcement and others.
In specific posts, the account mentioned the location of the nearest FBI building. Other messages discussed spending money to blow up the White House, as well as anti-American sentiments. Bloomfield is connected to the account, according to the allegations.
A Facebook account in Bloomfield’s name had the same profile image as the X account, and allegedly had also posted threats against federal agents and notable public figures. The charges allege that the Facebook account also contained comments about curating a hit list and choosing who would be on it. Those comments were made during a Fox News broadcast of a recent Senate floor hearing.
The complaint alleges Bloomfield was angry and had researched explosives and their roles in demolishing a building.
A federal search warrant resulted in the discovery of more than 20 firearms, as well as a considerable quantity of ammunition, according to the complaint.
If convicted, Bloomfield could face up to five years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
An attorney for Bloomfield could not be reached.
The FBI’s Bryan Resident Agency spearheaded the investigation, with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the County Sheriff’s Office in Houston, Alabama, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Grimes County Constable’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Ganz is prosecuting the case.
The defendant in that case, Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, was charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce for posts on platforms such as X, Facebook, and TikTok.
“We have zero tolerance for violence and threats of violence to kill American citizens and others like those allegedly made by this individual,” Ryan Raybould, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said at the time.
