U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that federal charges have been filed against a man who threatened to kill a prominent conservative political commentator and friend of the late Charlie Kirk.

George Isbell Jr., 69, was arrested last month in San Diego, California for allegedly threatening to kill conservative political commentator Benny Johnson. He will be federally charged in Florida with mailing a threatening communication, according to Bondi.

“Benny is a well-known media personality, carrying a message very similar to Charlie’s. Grounded largely in faith and love of country. Just days after Charlie’s assassination, Benny received a letter at his home where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family,” Bondi said. “The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views, and he wanted Benny dead.”

“This was a coward hiding behind a keyboard who thought he could get away with this. That’s why we’re standing up here today. You are not going to get away with threatening people in this way. And I’m proud to announce that we have arrested the author of this letter,” the attorney general added.

Bondi further noted that there has been a massive spike in left-wing political violence targeting federal agents, conservatives and lawmakers since President Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this year.

“We are going to catch you if you think you can do something like this,” Bondi declared. “We don’t care if you’re across the country in California, we will find you. We will arrest you, we will extradite you, and we will bring you to justice. We cannot allow this political violence to continue any longer. This arrest will serve as a reminder to many — do not do this. We will find you.”

U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe for the Middle District of Florida told reporters that Johnson “immediately contacted” the Tampa Police Department after receiving the letter. The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement assisted with the investigation, while the U.S. Postal Service managed to determine that the letter originated from San Diego, California, Kehoe added.

Johnson is a well-known conservative commentator who currently boasts more than 6 million subscribers on YouTube

Fingerprints that were obtained from the letter ultimately pointed federal investigators in the direction of Isbell, Bondi said.

“According to the complaint, on or about Sept. 18, Isbell mailed a letter from San Diego threatening to injure his victim, a media personality located in Tampa, Florida, and telling his victim that the victim needed ‘to be exterminated,’” the Justice Department said in a statement.

In the letter, he referenced one of the victim’s friends, Mr. Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who had recently been killed during a public engagement on a college campus. After writing that he hoped that the American flag ‘strangles the life out of you,’ the letter went on to state: ‘Maybe someone will blow your head off!!! We can hope! Planning any public engagements? Love to see your head explode and your blood stain the concrete red. What a sight!’” the Justice Department added.

If convicted, Isbell could face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

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